Rum-Raisin Pound Cake
- 1 1/2 cups brown raisins
- 2 1/4 cups sifted all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 2/3 cups sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 7 tablespoons dark rum
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons whipping cream
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Butter and flour 12-cup Bundt pan.
- Toss raisins with 2 tablespoons flour in small bowl.
- Combine remaining flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl.
- Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until light.
- Add 1 2/3 cups sugar and beat until fluffy.
- Add eggs 2 at a time, beating after each addition until well blended.
- Beat in 6 tablespoons rum and vanilla.
- Mix in flour mixture.
- Fold in raisin mixture.
- Spoon batter into prepared pan.
- Bake cake until top is golden and tester inserted near center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
- Cool in pan on rack 10 minutes.
- Turn out cake onto rack and cool completely.
- Stir powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon rum in bowl until smooth.
- Mix in cream.
- Spoon over cake.
- Let stand until glaze is set, about 30 minutes.
brown raisins, flour, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, dark rum, vanilla, powdered sugar, whipping cream
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/rum-raisin-pound-cake-504 (may not work)