Al's Favorite Coffee Cake

My older brother's wife makes this every year and he just loves it. Try it to see if you feel the same way too!

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Ingredients:
2 c. strong coffee
2 Tbsp. cocoa
2 c. sugar
1 c. raisins
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 unbeaten eggs
1/2 tsp ground cloves
2 c. all purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. shortening

Directions:
Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Combine coffee, 1 c. sugar, cocoa and raisins in saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes then cool. Cream shortening, 1 c. sugar and vanilla together into mixing bowl. Add eggs unbeaten one at a time then beat well. Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg together then add ground cloves and mix. Combine all ingredients into a lightly greased and floured Pyrex dish and bake for one hour