Holiday Rum & Raisin Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 cups golden raisins, chopped
• 1/4 cup light rum
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups butter, softened
• 2 3/4 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup cream

Recipe

• 1 combine raisins and rum; cover and stand until rum is absorbed.
• 2 stir together: flour, baking powder, salt. blend butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl on low speed.
• 3 beat on high speed for 5 minutes, scraping down sides often.
• 4 add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternatly with cream.
• 5 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.
• 6 this cake gets very brown on top. cool 10 minutes, then remove from pans.
• 7 brush with rum & butter glaze.
• 8 allow cake to absorb and repeat until glaze is used up.
• 9 glaze: melt ½ cup butter in saucepan; add 1 cup sugar and ¼ cup water.
• 10 boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. remove from heat and stir in ½ cup rum. cool slightly.