Costa Rican Raisin Cake

"This cake is a specialty at Cafe Cartago, Commerce City, Colorado"
 
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Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
9
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ingredients

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directions

  • 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.

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Reviews

  1. We enjoyed this raisin cake, will definitely make it again! Next time I will add some rum to the raisin/nut mixture, I know it will be delicious! My cake was done in 40 minutes, this is a nice easy recipe.
     
  2. This cake is absolutely delicious! I added the beaten egg to step number 5. I added the flour, cream of tartar and baking soda together in a bowl (Step 6). I added the flour mixture to the butter/sugar mixture alternating with the milk (Step 6). The result is a fabulous coffee cake that is moist with a sweet and nutty filler. The center of the cake was not done after 40 minutes so I covered the edges with foil and baked for an additional 10 minutes. When I bake this again I will cover the cake at about 25 minutes with foil and bake for an additional 25 minutes - then for another 5 minutes or so without the foil. Thanks Mercy.
     
  3. Warning! The recipe does not specify when to add the flour or eggs!! It was a flop for us!!
     
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Greetings everyone! My name is Mary and I am a native Floridian. I live in Central Florida with my wonderful husband of 13+ years. I enjoy cooking simple dishes with simple ingredients.
 
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