Old Fashioned Spice Cake

cakes, desserts

2 cup flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/2 cup raisins
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup milk
1 egg

Sift flour. Measure and sift together with other dry ingredients. Add raisins. Cream sugar and shortening with 2 tablespoons milk. Add egg and mix well. Add to sifted dry ingredients alternately with remaining milk. Bake 30 to 40 minutes in loaf pan at 350F. Serve with whipped cream.