Sun-Maid Raisin Nut Cake(Our Family Christmas Cake Since 1936) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 c. butter
1 c. dark brown sugar, packed
1/2 c. molasses (such as Brer Rabbit)
2 eggs
1 c. buttermilk
2 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. cloves
1 1/2 c. Sun-Maid raisins
2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. walnut kernels

Preparation

Cream butter with brown sugar.
Add molasses, beaten eggs and buttermilk, in which the soda has been dissolved.
Mix and sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves.
Add to this dry mixture the Sun-Maid raisins (cut in pieces) and walnuts (coarsely chopped).
Combine dry ingredients with the first mixture.
Bake in 3 layers in moderate oven at 350\u00b0 for about 25 minutes.
When cool, cover with your favorite icing.
I use Caramel Icing.