Raisin cake - wikipedia Raisin cake Raisin cake Raisin cake in Miltenberg, Germany Type Cake Course Dessert Serving temperature Cold or warmed Main ingredients Raisin and cake batter Similar dishes Fruitcake Cookbook : Raisin cake Media : Raisin cake Raisin cake is a type of cake that is prepared using raisins as a main ingredient. Additional ingredients are sometimes used, such as chocolate and rum. Raisin cake dates back to at least the time of the reign of David, circa 1010 -- 970 BCE. Boiled raisin cake is prepared by boiling various ingredients and then baking the mix in an oven. It dates back to at least the time of the American Civil War ( 1861 -- 1865 ). Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 Boiled raisin cake 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External links Overview Raisin pound cake Raisin cake is typically prepared using standard cake ingredients and raisins as a primary ingredient. Whole or chopped raisins can be used. Additional various ingredients are also sometimes used, such as rum, chocolate, and others. The use of rum can serve to plump - up the raisins via the added moisture, and the raisins can be marinated in rum before the cake is prepared. Spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and pumpkin spice are sometimes used. History It is stated in chapter 6 : 19 in the second Book of Samuel that cake ( identified as `` raisin cake '' in Hosea 3 : 1 ) was distributed by David, who reigned as the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah c. 1010 -- 970 BCE. This raisin cake consisted of `` a mass of dried grapes. '' Some recipes in the United States circa the early 1900s utilized lard as an ingredient, which could be used instead of butter. Boiled raisin cake See also : Depression cake Boiled raisin cake is a type of raisin cake whereby various ingredients are first boiled, after which the batter is placed in cake pans then baked. It is sometimes prepared with the omission of some standard cake ingredients, such as butter, eggs or milk. Boiled raisin cake may have a moist consistency. The cake dates back to the time of the American Civil War ( 1861 -- 1865 ), when it was prepared in frontier areas using the Dutch oven. Basic versions during this time were typically prepared using only raisins, sugar and a fat, such as vegetable shortening or lard. Boiled raisin cake has been referred to as a type of war cake. Gallery Raisin cheesecake A small raisin cake See also Food portal List of cakes List of raisin dishes and foods Panettone Plum cake Raisin bread References ^ Jump up to : Briggs, E. ( 1915 ). The Bride 's Cook Book. California Bride 's Cook Book Pub. Co. p. 131. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4290 - 1259 - 1. Retrieved December 17, 2016. Jump up ^ Byrn, A. ( 2009 ). The Cake Mix Doctor Returns ! : With 160 All - New Recipes. Workman Publishing Company. p. 255. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7611 - 5948 - 3. Retrieved December 17, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Case, G. ; Fisher, K. ( 2006 ). One Cake, One Hundred Desserts. HarperCollins. p. 19. ISBN 978 - 0 - 06 - 076535 - 4. Retrieved December 17, 2016. Jump up ^ Heatter, M. ; Silverton, N. ( 2011 ). Maida Heatter 's Cakes. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 212. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4494 - 0114 - 6. Retrieved December 18, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Rum - raisin cake ''. Al - Ahram Weekly. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Horman, H.B. ( 2002 ). A Century of Mormon Cookery. Horizon. p. 176. ISBN 978 - 0 - 88290 - 724 - 6. Retrieved December 17, 2016. Jump up ^ Dalsass, D. ( 1999 ). The New Good Cake Book. W.W. Norton, Incorporated. p. 95. ISBN 978 - 0 - 393 - 31882 - 1. Retrieved December 17, 2016. Jump up ^ Moughtin - Mumby, S. ( 2008 ). Sexual and Marital Metaphors in Hosea, Jeremiah, Isaiah, and Ezekiel. Oxford Theological Monographs. OUP Oxford. p. 233. ISBN 978 - 0 - 19 - 152883 - 5. Retrieved December 19, 2016. Jump up ^ Alter, R. ( 2009 ). The David Story : A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel. W.W. Norton. p. 290. ISBN 978 - 0 - 393 - 07025 - 5. Retrieved December 19, 2016. Jump up ^ Berlin, A. ; Brettler, M.Z. ( 2014 ). The Jewish Study Bible : Second Edition. Oxford University Press. p. pt1329. ISBN 978 - 0 - 19 - 939387 - 9. Retrieved December 19, 2016. Jump up ^ `` The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia ''. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. December 1, 2016. p. 37. Retrieved December 19, 2016. Jump up ^ An Old Testament Commentary for English Readers : Kings, Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Company. 1883. p. 284. Quote : `` A flagon of wine. '' -- Rather, a raisin - cake -- i.e., a mass of dried grapes ( Hosea iii. 1 ) ; Isa. xvi 7, `` raisin - cakes of Kir - hareseth ''. Jump up ^ Chiffolo, A.F. ; Hesse, R.W. ( 2006 ). Cooking with the Bible : Biblical Food, Feasts, and Lore. Greenwood Press. p. 92. ISBN 978 - 0 - 313 - 33410 - 8. Retrieved December 19, 2016. Jump up ^ Williams, Recipe from Kathy ( March 17, 2014 ). `` Recipe : Boiled Raisin Cake ''. The Mercury News. Retrieved December 18, 2016. Jump up ^ Rawlings, M. ( 2000 ). Favorite Utah Pioneer Recipes. Horizon Publishers. p. 79. ISBN 978 - 0 - 88290 - 684 - 3. Retrieved December 18, 2016. Jump up ^ Myhre, H. ; Vold, M. ( 2001 ). Farm Recipes and Food Secrets from the Norske Nook. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 172. ISBN 978 - 0 - 299 - 17234 - 3. Retrieved December 18, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Byrn, A. ( 2016 ). American Cake : From Colonial Gingerbread to Classic Layer, the Stories and Recipes Behind More Than 125 of Our Best - Loved Cakes. Rodale. p. 138. ISBN 978 - 1 - 62336 - 544 - 8. Retrieved December 18, 2016. Jump up ^ Rizzo, D. ; Forrest, J. ( 2014 ). A Brief History of Orillia : Ontario 's Sunshine City. Brief History. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. p. 113. ISBN 978 - 1 - 62584 - 557 - 3. Retrieved December 18, 2016. Further reading Smith, A. ( 2013 ). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America. OUP USA. p. 249. ISBN 978 - 0 - 19 - 973496 - 2. External links `` Russian Oven : Stolichny raisin cake, a delicate taste of Soviet times ''. Rbth.com. 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Question: what is a cake of raisins in the bible
Answer: "a mass of dried grapes."