Raisin cake grapes." Some recipes in the United States circa the early 1900s utilized lard as an ingredient, which could be used instead of butter. Boiled raisin cake is a type of raisin cake whereby various ingredients are first boiled, after which the batter is placed in cake pans then baked. It is sometimes prepared with the omission of some standard cake ingredients, such as butter, eggs or milk. Boiled raisin cake may have a moist consistency. The cake dates back to the time of the American Civil War (1861–1865), when it was prepared in frontier areas using the Dutch oven. Basic
Butter cake advance with ingredients that must be refrigerated, such as cream cheese frosting and pastry cream. The modern way to make Butter cake is by separating the egg white and egg yolk, in a bowl mix the butter, egg yolk and sugar together and beat until fluffy to incorporate air into the butter, beat the egg whites to soft peaks before folding into the mix and gently folding in flour a little at a time.Finally pour into a cake tin lined with parchment paper. Pre-heat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius or (320 °F) (Depending on your type of oven baking