My Mom asked me to bring a dessert for Sunday dinner, so I browsed through a church cookbook and found a recipe called Hillbilly Cake. I thought it sounded tried and true, so I gave it a whirl. It turned out beautifully!
Hillbilly Cake is a very easy spice cake to put together. I had all the ingredients on hand except for the raisins. I love recipes like that, don’t you?
The cake is a perfect “spice” flavor and the topping is incredibly chewy, gooey and delish! My husband claims it’s the best cake he’s ever had…I would tend to agree with him. 
Hillbilly Spice Cake
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup cold water
- 1/2 cup nuts
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup raisins
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Boil the above ingredients. While boiling, sift…
- 2 cups plain flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
Pour flour and baking soda into hot mixture. Mix well and pour into greased 13×9 baking dish. Bake for 15 minutes. While baking, prepare topping recipe.
Topping:
- 2/3 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cup brown sugar {I used raw sugar.}
- 4-5 Tablespoons milk
- 1 cup coconut
Spread topping over cake and place back in the oven {under the broiler} until golden brown…about 5 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
Enjoy!
I couldn’t get over how quickly this cake came together. From start to finish, I probably spent 30 minutes on it. This will definitely be my go-to recipe for unexpected guests!
Have you ever heard of Hillbilly Cake before?
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Sounds yummy! I’ll have to try this one ~ thanks for sharing
This looks like incredibly yummy comfort food! Thanks for sharing! Question for you…I am getting ready to do a trial period of going gluten free for various health reasons. When you post recipes that call for flour do you always use the white spelt that you mentioned in a previous recipe?
Yes, always white spelt.
This cake is called War Cake in my Family. We have always made it in a Loaf Pan. The only icing I have ever used is a glaze. The topping, I’ve made for another recipe. It’s delicious. I definitely will try your way & I probably will love it! Thank-you.
Love the name! Looks really yummy too!
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Interesting…reminds me of shoo-fly cake. Looks like it and the ingredients are similar. Ever taste that Lancaster County treat?
Oh, this sounds like something I am going to love!! Thanks for sharing
This sounds really yummy! I think I am going to try it with our Sunday supper:)
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I’ve actually never heard of this cake but love the name. It looks oh so good!
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Nope, never heard of it. But it DOES look good!!
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I love spice cake so this really caught my attention. I tried it on Saturday and it was ok but I think I did something wrong. You said you got the recipe from a church cookbook…does it mention how long or to what temperature to boil the first ingredients? And for the topping do you just mix those items together or do they also require any cooking? My cake had a kind of strange texture, no eggs, right?
Hopeful about trying this again with better results, Jill