Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 cups golden raisins
• 3 tablespoons grated lemon zest
• 1/4 cup whiskey
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 3 egg whites
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 lemon, juiced

Recipe

Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 40 mins


• place the raisins, lemon rind, and whiskey in a small bowl and let them soak overnight. line bottom of an eight-inch square cake pan with parchment paper that is buttered and dusted with flour. preheat the oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). sift the flour, salt, cloves and baking powder into a bowl and set aside.
• in a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. add the egg yolks and beat well. quickly beat in the flour mixture. stir in the soaked raisins.
• in a separate clean bowl, whip the egg whites until stiff and fold them into the mixture. pour this into your prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 45 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. cool the cake thoroughly on a wire rack.
• to make the glaze: mix the lemon juice with the sifted powdered sugar and just enough whiskey and warm water so that you can drizzle icing over the cake.