Kathy's Spanish Bar Cake
Created by dienia b on January 7, 2024
- Servings: 24
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 39m
- Recipe #42099
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup margarine
- 1 cup dark raisins
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking power
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- Frosting
- 3 ounces cream cheese, room temperature (1 package)
- 1 tablespoon butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 tablespoons milk
How to Make
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Step 1: In a medium-size saucepan, combine sugar, margarine, raisins, water, spices and molasses.
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Step 2: Bring to a boil and boil 3 minutes.
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Step 3: Remove from heat and cool thoroughly.
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Step 4: When mixture is cool, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Step 5: Combine flour, baking soda and baking powder and add to mixture, mixing well with a wooden spoon.
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Step 6: Spread evenly in a greased and floured 13-by-9-inch pan.
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Step 7: Bake in preheated oven 20 to 25 minutes or until cake tests clean with a toothpick.
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Step 8: Remove from oven and cool completely.
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Step 9: Top with powdered sugar sifted over cake or frosting.
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Frosting:
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Step 10: In large bowl, combine all ingredients.
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Step 11: Mix until smooth.
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Step 12: Frost cake.
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Step 13: Cut into bars to serve.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (72 g)
- Calories 248.4
- Total Fat - 9.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.5 g
- Cholesterol - 4 mg
- Sodium - 258.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 40.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.4 g
- Sugars - 31.8 g
- Protein - 3 g
- Calcium - 63.1 mg
- Iron - 0.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg