It was a dark, moist, almost heavy, spice cake A&P grocery stores used to sell. It’s called a bar cake, because it was a 2 layer cake in a bar shape, about 4x10 inches. Just the top of each layer was frosted, not the sides. It had some raisins in it; not a lot.
Ooh, I’m going to look that up. Thanks.
Obviously, the Spanish bar cake is popular because I see several nostalgic articles about it as well as recipes. It’s very similar to a cake my mother used to buy - only with chocolate icing. It looks delicious and NO cloves. I may try it, so thanks for bringing it to my attention.
When did the A&P stop making it?