1 c. raisins
1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. water
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1 c. chopped nuts
In a 1 1/2 cups of water, boil 1 cup raisins for 5 minutes.Drain, add reserve liquid, measure 1 cup of liquid and melt 1/2 cup butter
in this. Sift together flour, sugar, soda, powder, cinnamon,
nutmeg, ground cloves and salt. Add raisins to dry ingredients
and then add 1 cup nuts to mixture and bake in 13x9x2 inch
pan in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.

ICING:

1 1/3 c. confectioners sugar
2 tbsp. water (or lemon juice)
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Mix together and put on top of cake.