We visited Israel in 2005. We had wonderful time there meeting with relatives, eating a lot of tasty food and enjoying historical landmarks. One of the highlights of our food tasting was a cake made by Alex’s great aunt Musya. She gave me a recipe, but, unfortunately, it was lost during our frequent moving from one place to another.

Recently, I was browsing old photo albums and found the recipe. So, 10 years later, I baked this cake in memory of Musya, who sadly passed on several years ago, and in memory of the great time we had visiting her and her family in Israel.

Raisin and walnut cake

Raisin and walnut cake

Ingredients:
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of raisins
1 cup of walnuts
1 cup of flour
3 tablespoon of butter (melted)
3 eggs
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda

Preparation
Preheat oven to 200 C or about 390 F. Grease 8X8 pan with cold butter or oil spray or line with parchment paper.

Beat sugar and butter together until smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. (It was not in the recipe but I like to add vanilla extract or a tablespoon of rum to add some additional flavor.) Combine soda and flour together in a separate bowl. Stir into wet mixture. Add raisins and walnuts.

Pour the batter into baking pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean (about 30-40 min).