Rum and Raisin Cake
Sultanas and raisins are soaked in dark rum before being combined into a moist stewed apple cake batter that is spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg and cocoa.
Ingredients
Serves: 12
- 1/2 cup sultanas
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/3 cup dark rum
- 125g butter, softened
- 1 cup (220g) white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup (125g) plain flour
- 1 cup (125g) wholemeal flour
- 1 tablespoon cornflour
- 2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 1/2 cups stewed apples
Directions
Preparation:15min ›
Cook:25min ›
Extra time:12hours soaking ›
Ready in:12hours40min
- Place all the sultanas and raisins in a small bowl with the rum and let sit overnight, if possible
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Grease and flour one 20x30cm baking tin.
- In a large bowl cream the butter with the sugar. Beat in the eggs then the stewed apples.
- In another bowl stir together the flours, cornflour, bicarbonate of soda, spices, salt and cocoa. Beat into the creamed ingredients.
- Stir in the sultanas and raisins along with any rum that was not absorbed and the walnuts.
- Turn batter into the prepared baking tin.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes or until cake tests done. Let cool on a cake rack.
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Reviews and Ratings
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The rum-soaked raisins are a nice touch, which I also use when making apple strudel. Other that that, though, I judge it a rather average cake, with a slight rum flavor. - 27 Jul 2000 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
This cake has been the talk of the office. I put a little twist by using half applesauce and half chopped fresh sweet apples. WOW. Excellent recipe. - 26 Aug 2002 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
What a wonderful recipe!!This was the most delicious rum cake I have ever tried!!I used a little more rum :-)))) - 03 Jul 2002 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)