1/2 cup butter — melted and cooled
1 1/2 cups Pillsbury’s Best All Purpose Flour* — sifted
2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon French’s Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon French’s Cloves
1/2 teaspoon French’s Ginger
1/4 teaspoon French’s Ground Cardamom (optional)
3 eggs — * see note
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup raisins
1 cup Funsten’s Nuts — chopped
1/2 cup light cream
1/2 cup Funsten’s Nuts — chopped
BAKE at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes. MAKES 9 or 10-inch tube cake. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt , and spices. Beat eggs until foamy. Gradually add sugars and continue beating until thick and ivory colored. Fold in raisins and 1 cup Funsten’s nuts, chopped, and half the dry ingredients until well combined. Fold in light cream, then the remaining dry ingredients. Add the melted and cooled butter; fold in just until blended. Turn into 9 or 10-inch tube pan or 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan which has been generously greased and coated with 1/2 cup nuts, chopped, or cake crumbs. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) 50 to 60 minutes. Cool in pan 15 minutes; invert on wire rack. *For use with Pillsbury’s Best Self-Rising Flour, omit baking powder and salt.