RUM AND RAISIN CAKE

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Moist chocolate cake with rum flavoring, raisins, and pecans added for texture. Great coated with whipped cream or served hot with custard.

Provided by Maree Skennerton

Categories     Desserts     Specialty Dessert Recipes     Liqueur Dessert Recipes     Rum

Yield 14

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup water
¼ cup rum
⅔ cup chopped raisins
¾ cup butter
1 egg
1 ¼ cups white sugar
1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
⅔ cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9 or 10 inch tube pan.
  • Boil water add rum and raisins. Melt butter and beat egg. Add to the raisin mixture.
  • Sift flour, baking soda, cocoa, and sugar together. Stir into raisin mixture. Add chopped pecans and stir until just combined. If batter is too thick add a little more water. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 to 50 minutes. Let cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes then turn out onto a serving dish. Serve cake hot with custard or top cooled cake with whipped cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 288.8 calories, Carbohydrate 37.3 g, Cholesterol 39.4 mg, Fat 14.4 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 6.9 g, Sodium 166.6 mg, Sugar 22.8 g

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