Rum And Raisin Cake

Name: Rum And Raisin Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup water; 1/4 cup rum; 2/3 cup chopped raisins; 3/4 cup butter; 1 egg; 1 1/4 cups white sugar; 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 2/3 cup chopped pecans

10 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 cup water
1/4 cup rum
2/3 cup chopped raisins
3/4 cup butter
1 egg
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2/3 cup chopped pecans

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9 or 10 inch tube pan.
2

Boil water add rum and raisins. Melt butter and beat egg. Add to the raisin mixture.
3

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.
4

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.