Boiled Raisin Cake

Instructions

1. Grease and flour a 8-inch round cake pan.
2. In a large bowl, combine all Dry Ingredients.
3. In a separate bowl, cream together Dark Brown Sugar and Vegetable Shortening until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in Eggs one at a time, then stir in Vanilla Extract.
5. Gradually add the Dry Ingredients to the Wet Ingredients, alternating with Milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
6. Gently fold in Raisins.
7. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
8. Place the cake pan inside a larger pot. Pour hot water into the larger pot, reaching halfway up the sides of the cake pan. Cover the pot with a lid.
9. Steam the cake over medium heat for 1 hour and 30 minutes, checking the water level periodically and adding more hot water if needed.
10. Remove the cake from the pot and let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting it onto a wire rack to cool completely.
11. Drizzle with Golden Syrup before serving.