Costa Rican Raisin Cake Food

COSTA RICAN RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Mix cornstarch and coffee in saucepan until smooth.
• Add 1/2 cup sugar and cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thickened.
• Add raisins and nuts and set aside while preparing batter.
• Beat butter until soft and fluffy.
• Add brown sugar and remaining white sugar and continue beating until thick and light in color.
• Add cream of tartar and baking soda together and add alternately with milk.
• Add vanilla and mix well.
• Pour 1/2 the batter into a buttered 8-inch square pan.
• Spread with raisin mixture and cover with remaining batter.
• Bake in preheated 350°F oven for 40 minutes or until knife comes out clean.
• Cool and turn out of pan and cut into nine squares.

SOUTH AMERICAN RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a medium saucepan, over medium-high heat, combine the apple juice, sugar, raisins, walnuts, and cornstarch. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and cook for 5 minutes or until the mixture thickens.
• Meanwhile, cut each cinnamon roll into 6 pieces. Place half of the pieces on the bottom of a 13x9-inch glass baking pan that has been coated with nonstick baking spray. Cover with the raisin-nut mixture, then top with the remaining dough pieces. Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until the dough is firm and golden. (For a sweeter touch, spread the icing from the cinnamon roll packages over the top just after removing the cake from the oven.) Cool, then cut into serving-size pieces.

AGIOS FANOURIOS CAKE - FANOUROPITA (SPICED RAISIN CAKE NO EGGS)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 170 degrees.
• Hidrate the raisins in water or cognac (heat water/cognac and soak the raisins til they are tender).
• Butter and flour a 10-11 inches round cake pan or use silicon lining.
• Mix the oil and the sugar in a bowl. With a mixer/electric blender beat it for 3-4 minutes.
• Add the orange juice and beat for 1 more minute.
• Add to the liquid mix the raisins, walnuts, ground clove, cinnamon, orange peel, cognac.
• Add to the preparation the flour previously mixed with the baking powder and mix making sure there are no lumps.
• Pour mixture in baking pan and place in oven for 55 / 60 minutes in 170 degrees.
• Check if the cake is ready with a toothpick in the middle of the cake. Should come out clean.

SPICE RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat over to 350°F Lightly grease a 9x9 inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, beat margarine until well creamed.
• Add egg and vanilla and beat until well combined.
• Stir in yogurt.
• Sift together flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and baking soda.
• Fold into yogurt mixture.
• Add raisins and mix until just combined.
• Spoon mixture into prepared pan.
• Bake 35-45 minutes or until tester inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
• Cool 5 minutes on rack.