A recipe translated from Yelena Rura’s handwritten version.

Ingredients

  • 200g sour cream
  • 2 cups of sugar (recipe calls for 2 middle-size glasses, which are ~6oz, which mom says is a lot)
  • 200g margarine or butter
  • 2T vegetable oil
  • 1/2t baking soda, activated with a bit (~1T) of vinegar
  • 2 eggs
  • 200g raisins
  • Vanilla extract or other flavoring
  • Flour - until it achieves the texture of thick sour cream

Assembly

In a mixing bowl, combine (in this order):

  • Sour cream
  • 2 eggs
  • sugar
  • raisins
  • vanilla
  • vegetable oil

Then melt the butter, not too much - cool it off. Pour in a thin stream into bowl, mixing constantly.

[Ed: There is no mention of when to add the flour or baking soda.]

Don’t forget to set aside a piece for me, OK? Kisses, Y.M.

Start the oven at 350-400F. When the batter rises, immediately turn down to 300F.

Bake in a hot bundt pan, well coated with butter.