Yield: 100 portions (2 pans)
Each Portion: 1 piece
Temperature: 350F Oven
Pan Size: 18 x 26 inch sheet pan
| Ingredients | Percent | Weights | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shortening | 7.28 | 1 lb 2 ounces | 2-1/2 cups |
| Sugar, granulated | 19.40 | 3 lb | 6-3/4 cups |
| Eggs, whole, slightly beaten | 11.31 | 1 lb 12 ounces | 3-1/4 cups (18 eggs) |
| Flour, wheat, general
purpose, sifted
|
29.09 | 4 lb 8 ounces | 4-1/2 quarts |
| Baking Powder | 1.01 | 2-1/2 ounces | 5-2/3 tablespoons |
| Milk, nonfat, dry | 1.31 | 3-1/4 ounces | 3/4 cup |
| Nutmeg, ground | .10 | 1/4 ounce | 1 tablespoon |
| Salt | .30 | 3/4 ounce | 3-1/2 teaspoons |
| Water | 12.12 | 1 lb 14 ounces | 3-3/4 cups |
| Vanilla | .30 | 3/4 ounce | 1-2/3 tablespoons |
| Raisins | 11.31 | 1 lb 12 ounces | 5-1/2 cups |
| Nuts, unsalted, chopped | 6.47 | 1 lb | 1 quart |
| TOPPING | |||
| Sugar, brown, packed | 62.74 | 2 lb | 4-1/4 cups |
| Margarine, or butter | 15.68 | 8 ounces | 1 cup |
| Cinnamon, ground | 1.98 | 1 ounce | 1/4 cup |
| Crumbs, cake | 19.60 | 10 ounces | 3 cups |
- Place shortening and sugar in mixer bowl; cream at medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs; beat at medium speed 2 minutes or until light and fluffy.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, milk, nutmeg, and salt.
- Add vanilla to water; add alternately with dry ingredients to mixture. Mix 1-1/2
minutes at low speed. - Fold raisins and nuts into batter.
- Pour about 3-1/2 quarts (7 lb 10 ounces) batter into each lightly greased pan.
- Mix brown sugar, margarine or butter, cinnamon, and cake crumbs until mixture resembles cornmeal. Sprinkle half of mixture over batter in each pan. (1 lb 9 ounces (1 quart)).
- Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until done.
- Cut 6 by 9.
NOTE:
- In Step 2, 14 ounces (1-2/3 cups) frozen whole table eggs and 14 ounces (1-2/3 cups) frozen egg whites may be used. Thaw eggs.
- In Step 7, 7 ounces canned yellow cake mix will yield 10 ounces (3 cups) cake crumbs.
- In Step 8, if convection oven is used, bake at 300° F, 20 to 25 minutes of until done on low fan, open vent.
- In Step 9, slightly cooled cake maybe topped with Vanilla Glaze.
VARIATIONS:
CRUMB CAKE SNICKERDOODLE (CAKE MIX, YELLOW): Omit Steps 1 through 4. Use 10 lb (2-5 lb bags) Yellow Cake Mix. Add 1/4 ounce (1 tablespoon) ground nutmeg. Prepare according to instructions on container. Follow Steps 5 through 7. Bake 40 to 50 minutes or in 300° F convention oven 25 minutes or until done on low fan, open vent.