Title: Mocha Cake
Categories: Cake Blank
Yield: 6 Servings
| 1/2 | c | Shortening |
| 1 | c | Brown sugar |
| 1 3/4 | c | Flour |
| 1/2 | ts | Baking soda |
| 1/2 | ts | Allspice |
| 1/4 | ts | Salt |
| 1 | c | Currents |
| 2 | | Eggs, well beaten |
| 1 | tb | Coffee |
| 1/2 | c | Boiling water |
| 1 | ts | Cinnamon |
| 1/2 | ts | Cloves |
| 1 | c | Raisins |
| 1/2 | c | Finely sliced citron |
Combine coffee and boiling water. Boil 3 minutes. Strain and cool. Cream
sugar with shortening. Add eggs. Beat thoroughly. Sift flour, measure,
and sift with baking soda,salt, and spices, reserving 1/4 cup of the flour
for dredging the fruits. Add dry ingredients alternately with coffee to
first mixture. Beat until smooth. Add fruits. Mix well. Pour into
well-oiled loaf pan. Bake in slow oven (350 F) about 40 minutes. The
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