Spice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1 tsp. soda
1 egg
2 c. flour
1/4 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 c. raisins
pinch of salt
1/4 c. shortening
1 c. sour milk
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. baking powder

Preparation

Cream sugar and shortening.
Add beaten egg and dissolved soda in milk.
Sift cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, baking powder, salt and flour.
Add alternately with sour milk.
Add floured raisins.
Batter should be stiffer than for white cake.
Bake in greased and floured pan at 350\u00b0 for 30 to 40 minutes.