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Sheep Wagon Cake - Covered Wagon Cake (Centuries Old Carrot Cake)

Here's how you make Sheep Wagon Cake - Covered Wagon Cake (Centuries Old Carrot Cake)
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  • Servings: 10
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 2h
    • The following recipe serves 10 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 1/3 cups sugar
  • 1 1/3 cups water
  • 1 1/3 cups finely grated carrots
  • 1 cup raisins, washed and drained
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon clove
  • 1 cup chopped nuts (for Christmas I use 1/2 cup nuts and 1 cup glazed fruit)
  • 2 1/2 cups sifted all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt (I use 1/2 teaspoon)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: In mid sized sauce pan, sugar, water, carrots, raisins, butter and spices, bring to boil turn down and simmer five minutes

  • Step 2: Remove from heat, cover and rest for 12 hours, Comment on the recipe "the secret of this cake is to let the boiled ingredients stand for twelve hours" I have always followed this step

  • Step 3: Add the baking soda mixing to dissolve, add flour, salt and baking powder. Lastly fold in the nuts (if you decide to also add the glazed fruit as I do for the holidays, fold these in as well)

  • Step 4: Put the batter into two well greased loaf pans or 1 tube pan (as with many of the old recipes I use my judgement on the loaf pans) Have used the 8 1/2 x 4 x 2 1/2. One friend makes these for gifts using a number of small sized loaf pans. I would think it depends on the size loaf you are wanting.

  • Step 5: Bake 275 for 2 hours. This may vary from oven to oven. Cool and wrap. I like to leave this one mellow a few days before using. Keeps well

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