1 cup of golden raisins (plumped... put in bowl cover with hot water, microwave for 45 seconds, drain immediately and put on paper towel to cool and dry excess water)
4 Cups Flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
4 tsp baking powder
1 pinch of baking soda
1/4 lb. room temperature butter
2 eggs room temperature
1-3/4 cups of buttermilk
The night before take out butter and eggs to come to room temperature. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Sift together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Very important!
Cut in shortening (if you don't know what this is ... google it).
Mix together in separate bowl eggs and buttermilk. Add to dry ingredients and mix - only enough to wet dry ingredients. Add raisins.
Bake in greased and floured cake pan or spring form pan for 1 hour. Check with tester at 45 minutes to see if it comes out clean.
