APPLE RAISIN CAKE

Apple Raisin Cake image

Yield Makes 12 to 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

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3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
3 large eggs
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 tablespoon dark rum
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 Cortland or Empire apples, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch dice
1/2 cup raisins

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F and butter and flour a 12-cup bundt pan, knocking out excess flour.
Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt. Whisk together oil, eggs, sugars, spices, rum, and vanilla in a large bowl. Fold in flour mixture until just combined. Fold in apples and raisins and spoon batter into pan.
Bake in middle of oven until a tester comes out clean, about 1 1/4 hours.
Cool cake in pan on a rack 10 minutes, then turn out onto rack to cool completely.