"mix-easy" Ribbon Cake

Ingredients

2 c cake flour sifted
2 ts baking powder
3/4 ts salt
1 5/8 c sugar
1/2 c shortening
1 t vanilla
2 eggs unbeaten
3/4 c milk
1 1/2 tb molasses
1/4 ts cinnamon
1/8 ts nutmeg
1 tb cornstarch
2 d salt
1/2 c raisins fine
1 t lemon juice
5/8 c water
3/4 ts lemon rind
1 t butter
1 tb butter
1 c confectioners sugar sifted
2 ts lemon juice
1 t water

Instructions

Recipe by: Leon Gerst <leon.gerst@CCS.ORG> Have ingredients at room temperature. Grease two 8-inch layer pans and lin Pour half of batter into one layer pan. To remaining batter add molasses a Filling: Combine cornstarch, sugar, salt, raisins, lemon juice and rind, a Icing: Cream lemon rind with butter or margarine. Add remaining ingredien