Ingredients
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2/3 cup shortening
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2 2/3 cups sugar
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4 eggs
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3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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1 1/2 teaspoons salt
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon ground cloves
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1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin
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2/3 cup water
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1/4 cup orange juice
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2/3 cup raisins
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2 teaspoons grated orange rind
Instructions
- Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed of an electric mixer.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
- Combine flour and next 5 ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
- Add water and orange juice, mixing well.
- Stir in raisins and orange rind.
- Spoon batter into two greased and floured 9x5x3-inch loaf pans.
- Bake at 350°F for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely on wire racks.