- 4 cups hot water
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup walnuts (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Bring water, brown sugar, and 1/4 cup butter to a boil in saucepan until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is syrup-like; reduce heat to low and keep warm.
- Beat 2 tablespoons butter and white sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth.
- Sift flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon together in a separate bowl; add gradually to the butter mixture alternately with the milk, beating to integrate each addition before adding the next until you have a moist batter. Fold raisins and walnuts into the batter; pour into prepared baking dish. Drizzle the syrup over the batter.
- Bake in preheated oven until firm, 40 to 45 minutes.