1 1/2 c Raisins; Not Golden
1 1/4 c All-Purpose Flour; Sifted
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1 1/4 c Unsalted butter; room
-temperature
1 2/3 c Sugar
5 lg Eggs
7 tb Dark rum
2 ts Vanilla extract
1/2 c Powdered sugar
2 ts Whipping cream
Preheat oven to 350’F. 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 a 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
of 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.
Yields
12 Servings