Costa Rican Raisin Cake Food

FANOUROPITA (GREEK SPICED RAISIN CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter and flour a 12-inch, round cake pan or a 9x13x2-inch baking dish.
• Mix the flour with the spices.
• In a bowl mix the oil, sugar, orange juice, brandy and the orange zest.
• Mix well.
• Add the flour, the raisins and the walnuts.
• Mix well.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake the cake (it is called a'pie'- pita' in Greek) for 45 min to an hour (tester inserted comes out clean).

APPLESAUCE & RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and butter a 9x5" loaf pan and line bottom with parchment paper and butter paper. (This makes removing it from the pan so much easier).
• Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg.
• Stir baking soda into applesauce in a separate bowl.
• Mix dry ingredients together.
• Add dry ingredients in to butter mixture alternating with the applesauce. Mix just until blended well - don't overmix or the cake will be dense.
• Gently stir in raisins.
• Pour batter into pan and bake until top springs back when pressed - about 50 minutes (check at 45 minutes).
• Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes then turn out onto the rack to cool completely.
• Make glaze by mixing the lemon juice with the confectioner's sugar until smooth. Spoon glaze over the cooled cake and let set up before serving.

APPLESAUCE APPLE- RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees (set oven rack to second-lowest position).
• Grease an 11 x 7-inch baking pan.
• In a bowl cream the butter with both sugars until creamy.
• Add in eggs and vanilla; beat until well mixed.
• Add in applesauce; mix until combined.
• In a small bowl mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice; add to the creamed mixture; mix just until combined.
• Mix in the apples and raisins (if using).
• Transfer to prepared baking dish.
• Bake for about 35 minutes, or until the cake tests done.