In the realm of delectable treats, the Corinthian raisin cake stands out as a culinary masterpiece, a harmonious blend of flavors and textures that captivates the senses. This classic cake, with its origins in the ancient city of Corinth, Greece, has stood the test of time, gracing tables and gatherings across cultures. Its defining characteristic is the generous use of plump, sun-kissed Corinthian raisins, renowned for their natural sweetness and depth of flavor. These raisins, embedded within a tender crumb, lend a moist and chewy texture that complements the cake's delicate crumb. The Corinthian raisin cake is not a one-dimensional delight; it offers a symphony of flavors. The warmth of cinnamon and nutmeg dances with the fruity notes of the raisins, while the subtle hint of citrus brightens the palate. The optional glaze, a drizzle of lemon or orange, adds a touch of tang that elevates the cake's overall profile. Whether enjoyed as an afternoon snack, a dessert after a hearty meal, or a celebratory centerpiece, the Corinthian raisin cake promises an unforgettable gustatory experience. This article presents a collection of carefully curated recipes that explore the versatility of this classic cake. From the traditional recipe that stays true to its roots to variations that incorporate unique ingredients and modern techniques, there's a recipe here to suit every palate and occasion.
Here are our top 11 tried and tested recipes!
CORINTHIAN RAISIN CAKE
This is a wonderful loaf with quite a few aromatic spices. very quick and easy to make. I got this recipe from a cookbook "Regional Cuisines of Greece" with a couple of adjustments.
Provided by Marlitt
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350*.
- Cream butter and sugar together for 5 minutes.
- Add eggs, milk, sour cream, cloves, fruit peels, 1 tsp of cinnamon and 1/2 flour.
- In separate bowl, combine raisins baking powder and remaining flour.
- Combine 2 mixtures together.
- Pour into greased loaf pan.
- Bake 40 minutes.
- Combine confectioners sugar with remaining cinnamon,dust top of cake and serve.
OLD-FASHIONED BOILED RAISIN CAKE WITH BROWN SUGAR FROSTING
Old-Fashioned Boiled Raisin Cake is topped with a delicious homemade brown sugar frosting.
Provided by Barbara
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium saucepan, mix together water, brown sugar, raisins, butter, and cocoa. Bring to a boil, and let simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and let cool.
- In a separate bowl, mix together, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and ground cloves.
- Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and stir until completely incorporated.
- Pour into a 13x9 inch glass dish or cake pan that has been generously sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
- Bake for 35 minutes of until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the cake.
- While cooling, prepare the Brown Sugar Frosting.
- In a medium sized saucepan, mix brown sugar, butter and milk. Heat until the sugar is dissolved, whisking constantly. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
- Once the sugar mixture is cooled, pour sugar mixture into a mixer bowl. Add powdered sugar and mix until a frosting is formed. If a runnier texture is desired, add milk 1 T. at a time until desired consistency.
- Frost the cake, and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Carbohydrate 95 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 15 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Cholesterol 38 mg, Sodium 246 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 62 g, Calories 513 kcal, ServingSize 1 serving
RAISIN CAKE FROM THE PANTRY
Steps:
- Combine the raisins with sugar, water, shortening and spices and simmer for a minute. Cool to room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Lightly grease a 9inch square baking pan. Combine cooled raisin mixture with flour and nuts. Transfer to baking pan and bake 1 hour or until a toothpick when inserted in the center comes out dry. Cool in pan and cut into squares.
RAISIN CAKE
My mom always made this cake at Christmas time. She would cut it in bar size pieces and put it with the Christmas cookies. It was always one of my favorites, and my dad's as well. Don't over bake and make sure you keep it in a air tight container until you are ready to eat. Measurements for the frosting are approximates. Only add enough water to make the glaze easily spreadable. These can be frozen for a couple weeks.
Provided by Color Guard Mom
Categories Dessert
Time 1h25m
Yield 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cook 1 pound raisins and 1 cup water over medium high heat for 15 minutes.
- Add 1 cup cold water.
- In large mixing bowl cream ½ cup shortening and 2 cups sugar.
- Add 1 teaspoons Salt, 1 teaspoons Ginger, 1 teaspoons Cinnamon and 1 teaspoons Baking soda, mix well.
- Add raisins and water. Add 4 cups flour. Mix well.
- Put in a 13x9 inch greased baking pan.
- Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan.
- Frost with Glaze. Cut into bar cookies.
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
EASY RAISIN CAKE
A not too sweet cake packed with raisins. Perfect with coffee or tea and a wonderful departure from the typically sweet holiday goodies.
Provided by Nancy W. Markey
Categories Desserts Cakes Spice Cake Recipes
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 10 x 10 inch baking pan.
- In a large saucepan boil the raising with the water for 10 minutes. Add the butter or margarine and let cool.
- In the same pan add the flour, soda, salt, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and chopped nuts (optional), mix well and pour batter into a lightly greased 10x10 inch baking pan
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes. Serves 8 to 12.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 149.7 calories, Carbohydrate 20.8 g, Cholesterol 10.2 mg, Fat 7.2 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 129.1 mg, Sugar 12.1 g
RAISIN CAKE
This eggless loaf is very dense and moist. It originated during World War II, when eggs, milk and butter were in short supply.
Provided by Terry
Categories Desserts Cakes Spice Cake Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, water, shortening, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and raisins. Bring to a boil, and continue boiling for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8x4 inch loaf pan. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In a large bowl, combine the raisin mixture with the flour mixture. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 55 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 269.9 calories, Carbohydrate 53.5 g, Fat 6.1 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 337 mg, Sugar 32.2 g
RAISIN SPICE CAKE
This recipe is an old-time favorite that was given to me by my mother-in-law. She told me the cake shouldn't be eaten the day it's baked...aging makes it so much better. She once entered this cake in a contest and won first prize!
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 12-15 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a saucepan, combine raisins and water. Cook until plump. Drain and set aside raisins, reserving 10 tablespoons cooking liquid. , In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Combine flour, cinnamon, cloves nutmeg and salt; set aside. Combine milk, soda, eggs and reserved cooking liquid. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk mixture to creamed mixture. Stir in cooked raisins. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Just before serving, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 340 calories, Fat 8g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 43mg cholesterol, Sodium 207mg sodium, Carbohydrate 64g carbohydrate (42g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
OLD-FASHIONED RAISIN CAKE
This is a wonderful cake for the holidays. It fills the house with a heavenly aroma when it's baking.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a food processor, combine the orange, raisins and pecans. Cover and process until mixture is finely chopped; set aside. , In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Stir in orange mixture. , Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. flouted tube pan. Bake at 325° for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients until smooth; drizzle over warm cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 324 calories, Fat 12g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 56mg cholesterol, Sodium 307mg sodium, Carbohydrate 51g carbohydrate (32g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
GAIL'S RAISIN CAKE
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
- In a saucepan, combine raisins and water. Bring to a boil and let boil for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add butter, sugar and brown sugar. Stir to mix and allow to cool.
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, salt, cinnamon and baking soda. Add the raisin mixture and the nuts. Stir together until smooth.
- Pour batter into a 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 263.7 calories, Carbohydrate 40.3 g, Cholesterol 20.3 mg, Fat 11.1 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 5.2 g, Sodium 357.4 mg, Sugar 24.3 g
CARROT RAISIN CAKE
A creamy frosting with a touch of vanilla and orange juice tops this deliciously moist cake. The room quiets down whenever this scrumptious dessert is presented. -Ann Marie Vachon, London, Ontario
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h10m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°. Toss raisins with 2 tablespoons flour; set aside. In a large bowl, beat the brown sugar, oil and eggs until well blended. In another large bowl, combine the remaining flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Stir in carrots and reserved raisins. , Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 55-60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth.; add orange juice and vanilla. Gradually add confectioners' sugar; beating until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Spread over cake. Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 516 calories, Fat 22g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 84mg cholesterol, Sodium 411mg sodium, Carbohydrate 77g carbohydrate (61g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
Tips:
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the flavor of your cake.
- Make sure to cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This will help to incorporate air into the batter, making the cake light and airy.
- Do not overmix the batter. Overmixing can make the cake tough.
- Bake the cake in a preheated oven. This will help to ensure that the cake bakes evenly.
- Let the cake cool completely before frosting it. This will help to prevent the frosting from melting.
Conclusion:
Corinthian raisin cake is a delicious and classic dessert that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Whether you are looking for a special treat for a party or a simple dessert to enjoy with your family, Corinthian raisin cake is a great choice.
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