Mango Cake With Lemon Icing

• Cake
• raisins↗1 1⁄2 cups
• water↗
• shortening↗1⁄2 cup
• brown sugar↗1 1⁄2 cups

  firmly packed

• large eggs↗2
• cake flour↗3 cups

  sifted

• baking soda↗1 1⁄2 teaspoons
• salt↗3⁄4 teaspoon
• ground cinnamon↗1 1⁄2 teaspoons
• ground nutmeg↗3⁄4 teaspoon
• ground cloves↗3⁄4 teaspoon
• fresh mango↗1 1⁄2 cups

  pureed

• Lemon Icing
• butter↗1⁄3 cup

  softened

• cups powdered sugar, sifted↗3
• tablespoons water↗2 -3
• tablespoon lemon rind, grated↗1
• teaspoon lemon rind, grated↗1

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   For the cake:.

2. 2

   Place raisins in a small bowl; add boiling water to cover. Let stand 15 minutes. Drain well, and set aside.

3. 3

   Beat shortening at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add brown sugar, beating well.

4. 4

   Add eggs, one at at time, beating after each addition.

5. 5

   Combine flour and next 5 ingredients; add to the shortening mixture alternately with pureed mango, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Stir in the reserved raisins.

6. 6

   Pour the batter into a greased and floured 13x9x2 inch pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 50 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.

7. 7

   For the icing:.

8. 8

   Beat butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add the sugar, beating until blended. Add the water and lemon rind, beating until it reaches spreading consistency.

9. 9

   Spread the lemon icing on top of the cooled cake.