Eggless carrot cake.

Autumn is a wonderful time of the year. For cold days and nights shorter , this time-tested my grandmother recipe is on my mind . I also want to start other wonderful food drops , things like apple pie , carrot cake , baked squash , pumpkin nut bread and food of that nature. Many include those wonderful comfort spices. This is such a recipe. It's wonderful spice cake Beecher my grandmother to do. Grandma called it an egg less butter eggless carrot cake, less milk and less cake . I 've also seen similar recipes cake called depression. Our family him a poor man called cake. He has served on many American tables during the Great Depression . Many times I replaced the shortening of butter , of course deny the butter , but the name . Somewhere , over the years , my mother began to serve the lemon sauce on it eggless carrot cake. We love to eat fresh from the oven with a cup of coffee or tea . This is a great way to warm up on a cold autumn day. Cake poor man for eggless carrot cake        1 ¼ cup water 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup raisins 1/4 cup butter 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 3/ 4 cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 13 x 9 inches. Put the water , brown sugar , eggless carrot cake raisins , butter , salt , cinnamon , nutmeg and cloves in a large saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil for a total of 3 minutes, then let the mixture cool. Set aside . In a small bowl , combine flour , baking powder and baking soda eggless carrot cake. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the cooled mixture . Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake at 350 ° for 20-25 minutes , until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Do not overcook . Lemon tart sauce (eggless carrot cake) 1/2 c . sugar 1 c . cornstarch (if desired thicker sauce , add another tablespoon ) . Pinch of salt 1 c . boiling water 1/4 c . lemon juice 1 c . lemon zest ( to use a sweet sauce eggless carrot cake) 3 c . lemon juice 1 c .( lemon zest ) 1 c . butter In a small saucepan eggless carrot cake, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually stir in water and lemon juice . Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens slightly. Remove from heat and add the lemon zest and butter. Make 1 1/ 2 cups . Serve the cake man poor . This sauce is also good on angel food cake and eggless carrot cake.