**Boiled Cake: A Southern Delight with Variations for Every Occasion**
Indulge in the Southern culinary tradition with boiled cake, a moist and delectable treat that has been passed down through generations. Originating in the kitchens of resourceful homemakers, this versatile cake derives its name from the unique boiling process that sets it apart from other cakes. Explore a collection of boiled cake recipes that cater to diverse preferences, including classic, chocolate, and even gluten-free variations. Each recipe guides you through the simple steps of creating this Southern delight, ensuring a perfect balance of flavors and textures. Discover the secrets to achieving a tender crumb, a rich glaze, and a moist interior that will tantalize your taste buds. Whether you're a baking enthusiast seeking a new culinary adventure or a home cook seeking a comforting and nostalgic treat, boiled cake is sure to become a staple in your recipe collection.
BOILED RAISIN CAKE I
This cake doesn't need frosting or icing. It is easy for kids to make, and is hard to mess up.
Provided by Marcie Smith
Categories Desserts Cakes Sheet Cake Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Boil raisins in 2 cups of water for 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Add vegetable oil and cold water to the raisins.
- Mix sugar, flour, spices, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
- Add the raisin mixture, and stir till just mixed.
- Pour into a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch baking pan, and bake for one hour in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven. It is done if a toothpick comes out clean.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 436.3 calories, Carbohydrate 84.6 g, Fat 9.8 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 5.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 205.8 mg, Sugar 47.8 g
BOILED FRUIT CAKE
This is an Northern Ireland recipe given to me by my Mum many years ago!! This cake is always much tastier the following day! Enjoy!
Provided by WIGAN
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European UK and Ireland Irish
Time 1h45m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan, and line with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
- Combine the water, mixed fruit, sugar and butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, and boil gently for about 10 minutes. Sift the flour, baking soda and mixed spice into a large bowl. Pour in the boiled mixture, and stir until well blended. Mix in the eggs. Pour into the greased loaf pan.
- Bake for 90 minutes in the preheated oven, until a skewer or knife inserted into the top comes out clean. Cool cake in the pan for at least 10 minutes before removing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 505.8 calories, Carbohydrate 97 g, Cholesterol 61.5 mg, Fat 12.8 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 7.6 g, Sodium 431 mg, Sugar 16.8 g
GRANDMOTHER'S BOILED RAISIN CAKE
This cake is very moist, but my grandmother never added an icing. She made a cinnamon glaze.
Provided by Cathy Brisco
Categories Desserts Cakes Holiday Cake Recipes
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325 degrees(165 degrees C). Grease a 9 x 5 inch pan. Set aside.
- In 3 quart saucepan, boil raisins slowly water until there is 1 cup of water left and the raisins are plump. Allow mixture to cool.
- Stir in sugar and egg. Mix spices with boiling water and add to raisin mixture. Add flour, soda, vanilla and last, the melted shortening. Blend well. Pour into loaf pan.
- Bake for 40 to 50 minutes. When cool make glaze by mixing confectioners sugar, ground cinnamon, and milk. Spread on top of cooled cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 295.9 calories, Carbohydrate 53 g, Cholesterol 36.4 mg, Fat 8.6 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 5.2 g, Sodium 170.3 mg, Sugar 34.1 g
BOILED RAISIN CAKE
This recipe was in a box of loose recipes I'd cut out of magazines and newspapers. I'm posting it here so it won't get lost. See NOTE at bottom of recipe if you don't have pastry flour. UPDATE-- Made this today. It didn't rise much, maybe it's not supposed too. I did use pastry flour. The flavor is wonderful. I dropped the salt down to 1/2 teaspoon, and used butter instead of shortening. There's less than 1/2 left it was so tasty.
Provided by Dorel
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In saucepan. place raisins, brown sugar, hot water, shortening, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
- Bring mixture to boiling point, cover and let simmer for 6 minutes.
- Cool to lukewarm and add vanilla.
- Add soda to flour and mix.
- Combine flour and raisin mixture well.
- Bake in buttered 9X5" loaf pan in 325° oven for 1-1 1/4 hours. Cool in pan.
- This cake improves with keeping.
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- NOTE--It can be a challenge to find pastry flour. Even well-stocked supermarkets seldom carry more varieties than cake flour, all-purpose flour (9% to 12% protein), and bread flour. If you can't find pastry flour, you can mix your own by combining cake flour and all-purpose flour in a ratio somewhere between two parts cake flour to one part all-purpose and one part cake flour to one part all-purpose.
PINEAPPLE BOILED FRUIT CAKE
Make and share this Pineapple Boiled Fruit Cake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Pietro
Categories < 4 Hours
Time 1h50m
Yield 12 12, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place mixed fruit, sugar, butter and pineapple including juice into a saucepan.
- Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Allow to cool.
- Beat eggs slightly and stir into fruit mixture.
- Sift together the flours, spice and bircarbonate of soda.
- Fold into fruit mixture.
- Place mixture into a greased and lined 30cm cake tin.
- Bake in a moderate oven for 90 minutes.
- Test after 90 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 392.2, Fat 11.7, SaturatedFat 6.9, Cholesterol 58.6, Sodium 221.9, Carbohydrate 70.5, Fiber 4.2, Sugar 23.3, Protein 5
OLD FASHIONED BOILED SULTANA CAKE
Make and share this Old Fashioned Boiled Sultana Cake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Stardustannie
Categories Dessert
Time 1h50m
Yield 1 cake
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place butter, sultana's, sugar and water in saucepan, bring to the boil, cover and let simmer for 3 minutes.
- Allow to cool.
- Add the eggs one at a time, then sifted flours and baking powder.
- Mix, pour into a lined 7" x 8" (18 x 20cm) square tin.
- Bake at 180 celcius or until a skewer comes out clean.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 4875.4, Fat 215.5, SaturatedFat 39.1, Cholesterol 423, Sodium 2738.3, Carbohydrate 722.3, Fiber 23.2, Sugar 445.4, Protein 54.6
BOILED RAISIN CAKE WITH CARAMEL FROSTING
Make and share this Boiled Raisin Cake with Caramel Frosting recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Northern_Reflectionz
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Boil 1/2 cup raisins for 2 mins and retain 1/2 to 3/4 cup of the water.
- Cream butter, brown sugar and eggs.
- Mix dry ingredients.
- Add raisins and 1/2 to 3/4 cup of liquid.
- plus vanilla.
- Bake in greased 13 x 9 pan at 350 for 45 minutes.
- ICING:.
- Boil sugar, butter and milk for 2 mins, stirring constantly.
- Cool 30 minutes Add icing sugar and stir til smooth.
- Ice Raisin cake.
BOILED RAISIN CAKE
Categories Cake Fruit Dessert Bake Christmas Quick & Easy Currant Orange Raisin Fall Winter Nutmeg Boil Gourmet Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 16
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Gently boil coffee, raisins, currants, orange peel, sugars, nutmeg, and butter over moderate heat, uncovered, in a 3-quart heavy saucepan, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Cool mixture to room temperature, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour.
- Put a small roasting pan filled halfway with hot water on rack in lowest position in oven (to provide moisture during baking). Put remaining oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter tube pan.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl, then stir into raisin mixture until combined well. Spoon batter into tube pan and smooth top. Bake in middle of oven until a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center of cake comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Cool cake completely in pan on a rack, about 2 1/2 hours, then turn out onto a serving plate.
- *Available at chefshop.com.
BOILED CHOCOLATE DELIGHT CAKE
This is a wonderfully moist cake which goes very well with many kinds of sauces.
Provided by Jackie
Categories Desserts Cakes Chocolate Cake Recipes
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Thoroughly grease bottom and sides of a 2-quart heat proof mold or 9 inch bundt pan. Sprinkle with white sugar and tap out excess.
- n large mixer bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add eggs and blend well.
- In separate bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, cinnamon and baking soda; add to butter mixture alternately with milk until well blended. Stir in the chopped nuts.
- Spoon batter into a greased mold. Cover with piece of greased aluminum foil, greased side down. Fold down edges of foil around rim; fasten securely with string.
- Place a rack in la large kettle or pot; pour in water to top of rack. Heat water to boiling; place mold on rack. Reduce heat. Cover kettle and steam cake over simmering water for hour and 25 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. (Add water, as needed, during steaming to keep water at rack level.) Remove mold from kettle; cool 10 minutes on wire rack. Run tip of sharp knife around edges; invert on serving plate. Serve hot accompanied with sauces of your choice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 328.3 calories, Carbohydrate 49.3 g, Cholesterol 53.8 mg, Fat 13.3 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 6.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.3 g, Sodium 185.4 mg, Sugar 26.9 g
BOILED CHOCOLATE CAKE
I first made this cake when I was at school, it is still my favourite chocolate cake recipe. Makes a beautiful moist cake. Prep time is a guess.
Provided by Marli
Categories Dessert
Time 52m
Yield 1 cake
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees c.
- Place sugar, water, butter, bicarb soda& cocoa in a saucepan& bring to the boil.
- Once boiling, time for 2 minutes, then remove from heat.
- Grease& line base of a loaf pan.
- Once chocolate mixture has cooled, add the flour& egg.
- Mix well until smooth.
- Place in pan& cook in oven for 35 minutes.
BOILED RAISIN CAKE
This is an Olde English recipe that has been in my family for generations. This recipe was made before refrigerators. There is no milk or eggs in it. This cake makes a great gift.
Provided by Irana Grenier
Categories Cakes
Time 1h35m
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- 1. Boil sugar, shortening, water, raisins and spices for 5 minutes; remove from heat and let cool completely.
- 2. Mix dry ingredients together; add to cooled mixture stirring by hand.
- 3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Pour cake mixture into a large greased and floured loaf pan or 3 smaller aluminum loaf pans and place walnut halves across the top of cake(s). Bake for 1 hour, stick a toothpick in center of cake, if it comes out wet bake for an additional 10 minutes. Cool; pour brandy over the top of the cake and cover with aluminum foil. Let sit in a dark place for at least 3 months for the raisins to ferment.
- 4. For Vanilla Sauce: Bring milk and 1/2 cup sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
- 5. Beat yolks and 2 Tbsp sugar together until light and lemon-colored.
- 6. Remove pan from heat and pour milk over eggs, stirring vigorously. Pour milk mixture into pan and heat, without boiling, until thickened.
- 7. Remove from heat; add vanill and butter and stir.
- 8. NOTE: This cake will keep for quite awhile. If it should become hard around the edges, just make the vanilla sauce and pour over it.
BOILED CAKE ( POOR MAN'S FRUITCAKE)
Make and share this Boiled Cake ( Poor Man's Fruitcake) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by CJAY8248
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 loaves, 24-30 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Boil sugar, shortening, raisins, salt, and water (do not boil dates). Add dry ingredients, dates and walnuts to the boiled mixture. Bake at 325* in (2) 8"x8"x2" pans or in (1) 13"x9"x2" pan for 60-75 minutes. Allow to cool and divide into 4 "loaves". Wrap well and store. Serve sliced and plain or with hard sauce. This cake will stay moist for many months, but keeps best when moistened with rum or brandy.
BOILED FRUIT CAKE
This recipe comes from my great grandma, maybe not exactly as she would have made it. Apparently my great granddad liked it fried in butter for breakfast. Up until now it has been a verbal recipe so my mother and I have put it down in "writing for prosterity. It's not a fancy fruit cake but something for everyday. I like this with a blue cheese.
Provided by Coasty
Categories Dessert
Time 1h20m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Place dried fruit, mixed peel, cherries, water, brandy, sugar and butter in pan.
- Heat gently, bring the boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Take of heat and add the bicarb soda, stirring through, mixture will foam up a bit. Leave until cold.
- Sift flours and spices.
- Mix the eggs through the fruit mixture, then combine with dry ingredient.
- Pour into a lined 18cm square cake pan or 18cm round cake pan.
- Wet your hand and flatten top of cake.
- Bake at 150C for 1 hour.
- Cool in pan covered with a tea towel.
GLUTEN FREE BOILED FRUIT CAKE
This is a gluten free variation of a recipe from "My Daily Dinner Cookery Book", which cost my mother three shillings, or $AUD0.30 many years ago.
Provided by eileenray
Categories Dessert
Time 1h20m
Yield 1 large cake, 20 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 1. Place butter, spices, fruit, bicarbonate soda, apple, water and sugar in a saucepan and bring to the boil.
- 2. Boil for two minutes.
- 3. Cool a little.
- 4. Sift dry ingredients.
- 5. Mix in the rest of the ingredients.
- 6. Bake at 175C for 50-60 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 206.2, Fat 6.4, SaturatedFat 3.5, Cholesterol 45.1, Sodium 180, Carbohydrate 36.2, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 11.3, Protein 3.1
BOILED CAKE
This was one of my Grandma's favorite holiday cakes. It brings a look of surprise to peoples eyes when you just mention the name. Candied fruit may be substituted for Raisins and Walnuts
Provided by Cleo
Categories Desserts Cakes Spice Cake Recipes
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour one 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
- Combine water, sugar, shortening, salt, cocoa, raisins, and spices in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, and continue to boil for 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla and nuts.
- Combine flour and baking soda. Stir into boiled mixture, and thoroughly mix. Pour into prepared pan, and spread evenly.
- Bake for 50 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 424.3 calories, Carbohydrate 58.5 g, Fat 20.3 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 5.5 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 271.9 mg, Sugar 32.2 g
BOILED DATE CAKE
A very simple cake, with very few ingredients, and quick clean up. Just my sort of baking. It's not too sweet either.
Provided by JustJanS
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 1 cake
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine butter, milk, sugar, dates and spices in a pan, stir over heat until butter is melted, bring to boil, remove from heat, stir in soda, stand 5 minutes.
- Stir in lightly beaten eggs and sifted flour in two lots, mix well.
- Pour mixture (it will be quite thick) into a well greased 20cm ring tin, bake in a moderate oven for 40 minutes.
- Turn onto a wire rack to cool.
- Serve buttered.
BOILED CHOCOLATE CAKE
Steps:
- 1) Heat water, sugar, bicarb soda, butter and cocoa powder in a large saucepan. Stir, brining to the boill, and then simmer 7 minutes 2) Pre-heat oven to 180C 3) Cool mixture for half an hour 4) Mix in the eggs 5) Mix in the flour 6) Cook in a greased, lined tin for 50-60 minutes Icing: mix icing sugar, butter and cocoa and add milk to get a smooth consistency
NOT BETTY'S GLUTEN FREE BOILED FRUIT CAKE
From Recipes + magazine. Loaded with fruit. Written straight from the page.
Provided by Betty Bramanis
Categories Cakes
Time 2h25m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- 1. In a medium bowl, place the dried fruit, ginger and drained pineapple (reserve 3/4 cup of juice for later) mix and cover. Stand overnight.
- 2. The next day: In a saucepan, place the fruit, tea, butter and sugar. Bring to the boil and remove from the heat. Mix in the bicarb with the boiling water and and stir through. Cool the mixture.
- 3. Pre-heat oven to 320oF/160oC and well grease and line an 8 inch (20 cm) square cake tin.
- 4. To the now cooled mixture, add the eggs, reserved pineapple juice and sifted flour, spices and baking powder. Stir well.
- 5. Gently pour into the prepared tin. Bake for 90 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Cool cake COMPLETELY in the tin.
- 6. Once cold, remove cake from tin and wrap in aluminum foil and store in an air tight container for up to 2 weeks. To serve, slice as needed and return to the foil and well seal.
BETTY'S OLD FASHIONED BOILED CHOCOLATE CAKE
Moist and chocolatey! Heavier than a sponge but lighter than a mudcake. This is an old recipe which makes a large cake. Be sure to cool the boiled mix before using or you'll end up with a bowl of chocolate flavoured scrambled eggs ??
Provided by Betty Bramanis
Categories Cakes
Time 1h20m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 180oC/375oF. Well grease and line a 30 x 30 cm cake tin (about 10 inch x 10 inch).
- 2. In a sauce pan bring the water, oil, butter and cocoa to the boil. Stir well and cool for 20 minutes.
- 3. In a large bowl add the remaining ingredients and beat. Add the cooler cocoa mix and beat. Pour into the prepared pan and bake in the preheated oven for 50 - 60 minutes.
- 4. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Top with desired icing or frosting. Keep in a Tupperware style container for up to 3 or 4 days.
BOILED RAISIN CAKE
This is a family recipe that I remember very well from when I was a child. My mother made it very often. It is a very moist cake that will need no frosting. The sugar you sprinkle on before baking is all the frosting it will need. It makes a lovely crispy topping. I hope you all enjoy it as my family has for many, many years.
Provided by Joan Abbott
Categories Cakes
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- 1. Place raisins in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer, simmer for about 20 minutes. Drain raisins and reserve the water they where boiled in. Measure out two cups of the water and dissolve two teaspoons of baking soda in the water. . . This will make a very large cake. It is a very moist cake and will need no frosting.
- 2. Mix shortening and sugar then add eggs. Mix in the raisin water. Add the vanilla.
- 3. Mix the dry ingredients together and then mix in the dry ingredients.Pour into a greased 9x13 pan. Generously sprinkle granulated sugar all over the top of the cake batter. Place in a 350 degree oven and bake for 35 to 50 minutes or till toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
Tips:
- Use fresh ingredients whenever possible, especially for the fruits and vegetables. This will give your cake the best flavor and texture.
- Make sure your baking powder and baking soda are fresh. Old baking powder and baking soda can cause your cake to fall flat.
- Do not overmix the batter. Overmixing can make the cake tough.
- Bake the cake in a preheated oven. This will help the cake rise evenly.
- Do not open the oven door during baking. This can cause the cake to fall.
- Let the cake cool completely before frosting it. This will help the frosting set properly.
Conclusion:
Boiled cake is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With its moist texture and flavorful frosting, it is sure to be a hit at any gathering. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced baker, boiled cake is a great option for your next dessert.
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