Costa Rican Raisin Cake Recipes

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.

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.

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.