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["Cake:", "Place raisins in a bowl and pour boiling water over them, set aside.", "In large mixing bowl, mash beans with a fork.", "Add eggs, oil and sugar, beat well.", "Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.", "(I sometimes add a 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1/4 tsp cloves to spice it up a little!).", "Stir into bean mixture.", "Drain raisins and reserve liquid.", "Add raisins, nuts and vanilla to batter.", "If batter is too thick, add a little of the raisin water, stirring to combine.", "Pour mixture into a greased 13"" x 9"" baking pan.", "Bake at 325 degrees for approximately an hour or until tester inserted in centre comes out clean.", "Remove from oven and let cool in pan on rack.", "Icing:", "Combine sugar and cream in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat.", "Bring to a boil, cook for 2 minutes.", "Add butter, remove from heat and stir in nuts, coconut and vanilla.", "Pour evenly over the cake, allow to cool before cutting.", "Note: edited to reduce 1 cup oil to 1/2 cup and 1/2 cup applesauce and reduced the sugar from 2 to 1 1/2 cups with good results. This recipe will makes 24 large muffins, baking time is 30 minutes.", "Enjoy!"]
