Recipe courtesy of Ann Raftery
Irish Raisin Cake
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 1 cake
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 14 servings
- Calories
- 548
- Total Fat
- 16
- Saturated Fat
- 9
- Carbohydrates
- 91
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 50
- Protein
- 9
- Cholesterol
- 94
- Sodium
- 303
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups of buttermilk
2 cups of sugar
5 cups of flour
2 sticks of butter
5 eggs
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon allspice
2 teaspoons baking soda
Dash of salt
1 (16-ounce box) of brown raisins
1 (16-ounce) box of golden raisins
1/2 cup whiskey, optional
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees and grease a Dutch Oven. Cream sugar and butter in large bowl. Add in eggs one at a time. Add seasonings. Mix baking soda into the buttermilk. Alternate adding flour, buttermilk and raisins into mix. Bake for 2 1/2 to 3 hours in covered Dutch Oven. Cake is finished when knife inserted into middle comes out clean.
Cook’s Note
Optional- pour 1/2 cup of whiskey over cake immediately after removing from oven. Cake is best when cut after a few days.