RUM-RAISIN APPLE CAKE

Rum-Raisin Apple Cake image

Provided by Selma Hurwitz

Yield Makes 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup dark rum
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
2 cups sugar
3 large eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 large Fuji apples (about 2 pounds), peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup golden raisins

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan. Boil rum in heavy small saucepan until reduced to 1/4 cup. Set aside.
Sift next 5 ingredients into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat rum, sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla in large bowl until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Add flour mixture; beat just until blended. Stir in apples, walnuts, and raisins. Transfer batter to prepared pan.
Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack. Cut into squares and serve.