RUM-RAISIN CAKE

Rum-Raisin Cake image

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter
1 cup raisins
2/3 cup plus 3 tablespoons dark rum
2 cups cake flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
3/4 cup, packed, light brown sugar
1 1/2 cups heavy cream, whipped

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use 1 tablespoon butter to grease an 8-inch tube pan. Place remaining butter in a small saucepan and cook on medium until melted and starting to turn nut-brown. Remove from heat, let sit a few minutes, then pour into a glass measuring cup, leaving any dark sediment in bottom of pan. Set butter aside. Place raisins in a bowl and pour 2/3 cup rum over raisins. Sift flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt into another bowl.
Beat eggs until light. Beat in sugar and continue beating, about 5 minutes, until very light and creamy. Drain raisins, reserving rum. Add flour mixture to egg mixture alternately with drained rum. Fold in brown butter, leaving any sediment in bottom of cup. Fold in raisins. Spread in pan and bake 40 minutes until lightly browned and tester comes out clean. Spoon remaining 3 tablespoons rum over cake. Cool. Remove from pan. Pile whipped cream in center and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 519, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 62 grams, Fat 22 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 13 grams, Sodium 282 milligrams, Sugar 32 grams, TransFat 0 grams