Description
Delicious cake – a nice alternative to fruitcake.
Ingredients
- Golden Raisins
- Light Rum
- Flour
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Butter
- Sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla
- Cream
Instructions
- Combine raisins and rum
- Cover and stand until rum is absorbed
- Stir together: flour, baking powder, salt
- Blend butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl on low speed
- Beat on high speed for 5 minutes, scraping down sides often
- Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternatly with cream
- Stir in raisins and turn into baking pans
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake: 12 cup bundt pan 70 to 80 minutes
- Or 2-6 cup bundt pan 40 to 45 minutes
- This cake gets very brown on top
- Cool 10 minutes, then remove from pans
- Brush with rum & butter glaze
- Allow cake to absorb and repeat until glaze is used up
- Glaze: melt cup butter in saucepan
- Add 1 cup sugar and cup water
- Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly
- Remove from heat and stir in cup rum
- Cool slightly