Winter Spice Tube Cake
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup dark rum or 1/4 cup orange juice and 1/4 cup apple cider
- 2 teaspoons grated orange zest
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1-1/2 cups apple cider or juice
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 2/3 cup butter, cubed
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- Sweetened whipped cream
- In a large saucepan, combine the first nine ingredients. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until fruit is softened. Stir in apple cider, brown sugar and butter. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 8-10 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring frequently. Transfer to a large bowl; cool to room temperature, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
- Preheat oven to 325u0b0. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan. Add eggs to fruit mixture; mix well. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Add to fruit mixture; stir just until moistened. Stir in nuts.
- Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream.
golden raisins, cranberries, dark rum, orange zest, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground allspice, ground cloves, ground nutmeg, apple cider, brown sugar, butter, eggs, flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, walnuts, pecans, whipped cream
Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/winter-spice-tube-cake/ (may not work)