Mama'S Raisin-Spice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 c. butter
2 c. sugar
2 c. milk
2 eggs
1 pkg. raisins
1 c. nuts (optional)

Preparation

Grease and flour a large tube pan.
Cream the butter and sugar; add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
Sift the dry ingredients together and add to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk.
Save a little of the flour mixture to flour the raisins.
Add these last of all.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for approximately an hour or until a straw inserted comes out clean.