RASPBERRY MOSCOW MULE CAKE

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Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 15

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1-1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
2-3/4 cups sugar
5 large eggs, room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 cups cake flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup alcoholic raspberry ginger beer or nonalcoholic plain ginger beer
2 cups fresh raspberries
SYRUP:
1/2 cup alcoholic raspberry ginger beer or nonalcoholic plain ginger beer
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup lime juice
GLAZE:
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons lime juice

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan., In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk cake flour and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with ginger beer, beating well after each addition (mixture may appear curdled)., Gently fold raspberries into batter; pour into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 70-80 minutes. Meanwhile, for syrup, in a small saucepan, bring sugar, ginger beer and lime juice to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes. Cool slightly., Poke holes in warm cake using a fork or wooden skewer. Slowly spoon syrup over cake. Cool 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack; cool completely. For glaze, in a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar and enough lime juice to reach desired consistency; pour over cake. Let stand until set. If desired, top with additional fresh raspberries.