Spanish bar cake recipe

Do you remember A&P Grocery Stores? I remember going to one of the last A&P's in Rhode Island quite a long time again. For those of you who are not familiar with A&P.... The Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (A&P) began back in 1859 in New York City, and quickly made a name for itself as an innovator and leader in the grocery industry. Before long, the company even began making its own brand of products, including the beloved Spanish Bar Cake. By the 1930s, there were over 16,000 A&P stores…

Spices, applesauce, raisins and cocoa combine to make one very moist cake! It is so good and brings back many memories for me. This cake is an old family favorite from the A+P stores where I grew u...

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This Spanish Bar Cake is a nostalgic treat. That brings back memories of cozy family gatherings. And special occasions. The cake is perfectly spiced with pumpkin pie spice. And filled with plump, juicy raisins. Making it a delight. In every bite. Topped with a creamy. And tangy cream cheese frosting. This cake is as beautiful. As it is delicious. Whether you’re serving it for dessert. Or as a sweet afternoon snack. This Spanish Bar Cake. Is sure to become. A family favorite. Its rich…

A spiced cake studded with raisins and topped with a cream cheese frosting.

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Now for a walk down memory lane. Who remembers this cake? If you had an A&P around you long ago, you've probably eaten this cake...

Berry Delicious and Mostly Healthy Recipes: Spanish Bar Cake

My mom would buy this often from the A and P and it was always a favorite. In looking for a cake to bake for my book club, I found some recipes for A and P Spanish Bar that I had cut out of the KC paper years ago and never made. Then I went online to search. Found MANY that included coc...

When I was growing up, my family did their grocery shopping on Thursday. That was pay day and they got paid every week. My Mother never made a shopping list that I remember and she must have kept…

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The Real Spanish Bar Cake

This rich moist spice cake is loaded with plumped raisins before being finished with your favorite creamy white icing.

Every Friday evening during my childhood days in The Coal Region, my parents and I loaded up into the Buick and headed to “the next town over” to get “the store order” (do the grocery shopping) for the coming week.

An Old-Fashioned Treat: A&P Spanish BarNostalgia comes packed in a sweet treat — A&P Spanish Bar. This copycat of a Jane Parker classic has all the flavors of the original 20th-century snack. A mildly spiced, raisin-studded cake is layered with thick cream cheese frosting. Whether it’s morning, noon, or night, you’ll find a way (or excuse) to eat a slice.Why You’ll Love This RecipeThis recipe is a delightful throwback to a time when simple, homemade treats were the highlight of any day. The…

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A&P Spanish Bar Cake. Discover our recipe rated 3.9/5 by 40 members.