Miss Emma Smith's War Cake

plan asal nak buat kek ni utk department meeting
but i skipped this month's meeting due to mc
so, resepi ni diperam hinggalah pagi ini..
buat utk bekal perjalanan mertua & adik ipar
kebetulan butter cuma tinggal 2sdb.. (huhuhu..)

menurut original source:
"This recipe is a war cake, born out of necessity,
since it includes no eggs, butter or milk"
hari ni semua penduduk kl terpaksa berkabung..
jalan utama dlm kl semua ditutup. rasa macam perang-kah?
nehi.. kalau perang nk ngadap pc ni pun xdak peluang!

tapi teringat videoclip yg saya tengok smlm..
kesan kejatuhan empayar uthmaniah.. sungguh syahdu..
sungguh memilukan.. porak peranda dunia islam tak usah dikata..
bukan setakat masyarakat palestin diusir dari negara sendiri..
bukan setakat kaum yg dilaknat Allah menduduki palestin secara haram
malah lebih kejam lagi.. jutaan umat islam dibunuh!! bukan sekadar dipalestin,
di algeria.. di chechya.. di iraq.. disana sini...!! tapi apa yg kita buat? dok buat kek aja??
apa kita nak jawab di hadapan Allah kelak??? astaghfirullah.. astaghfirullahal 'azim...

sumber: deliciousinspiration

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups plus 1 teaspoon hot water, divided
• 2 cups brown sugar <-- i reduced to 1 3/4cups
• 2 tablespoons lard (or butter)
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

1. In a medium saucepan, add 2 cups of the hot water, brown sugar, lard, raisins, salt, spices and cocoa powder and cook over medium-high heat until it comes to a boil.  Stir constantly for 5 minutes, then remove from the heat and let it cool until it reaches room temperature.
2. In a large bowl, measure out the flour and set aside.  Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. and line the bottom of a 9x5” loaf pan with wax paper, then spray the paper and sides of the pan with cooking spray. 
3. Dissolve the baking soda in 1 teaspoon of hot water, then stir into the brown sugar mixture.  Pour everything into the flour and mix well, then scrape the batter into the prepared pan.  
4. Bake for 45 minutes to an hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Let it cool for about 20 minutes in the pan, then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.  Wrapped in tinfoil, the cake will get spicier and keeps up to a week.

verdict:
simple kek yg mengenyangkan!
tapi bila tengok lagi sekali link video diatas, perut kembali memulas2 :|