Apple Raisin Cake 33

Apple Raisin Cake.

Mix 1 small cup bread sponge, 1/2 cup warm water, 1/4 teasp salt, 3 tablesp each sugar and lard, 1 beaten egg and 1 cup raisins. Stir in 1 1/2 cups flour, let rise in a warm place and beat down. Turn into a deep pie pan. Pare, core and quarter 3 apples, halve the quarters and press on the cake, round side up. Sprinkle over scant 1/2 cup sugar mixed with 1 teasp cinnamon and a dash of nutmeg. Dot with butter. Let rise 1 hour and bake slowly in a moderate oven. Take from the oven and sprinkle with sugar.