Boiling Water Cake Recipe

Ingredients for Boiling Water Cake

• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup vegetable shortening
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup chopped candied
• Citron peel
• 1 cup sultana raisins
• 2½ cups flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon lemon extract

Instructions

1. Put vegetable shortening and sugar into basin, pour boiling water over them; let stand till cold, then add egg well beaten, sift in flour, salt, baking powder, and nutmeg, add peel, raisins, and lemon extract, and mix well.
2. Turn into greased and floured small square tin and bake in moderate oven half hour.
3. Cool and cover with boiled frosting.
4. Sufficient for one small cake.