1 c. water or beer
2 c. raisins
1 c. packed brown sugar
1/3 c. butter, butter or shortening
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
2 c. cake flour
1 tsp. double-acting baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. chopped nuts
1 c. chopped dried fruits or apples

Heat oven to 325 degrees. Boil first 8 ingredients together for 3 minutes. Allow to cool. Sift cake flour before measuring; resift with baking powder and soda. Stir flour mixture gradually into other mixture. Add chopped nuts and fruit. Bake in greased tube pan for 1 hour. When cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar or ice with citrus glaze (recipe below).

CITRUS GLAZE:

1 1/4 c. confectioner's sugar
1/4 c. lemon, orange or lime juice
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Mix above ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over cake.