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Rum-Raisin Apple Cake

Source of Recipe


Bon Appétit magazine



List of Ingredients



• ½ cup dark rum
  
• 2½ cups all-purpose flour
  
• 2 tsp baking powder
  
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  
• 1 tsp salt
  
• ½ tsp ground allspice
  
• 2 cups sugar
  
• 3 large eggs
  
• ¾ cup vegetable oil
  
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 4 large Fuji apples (about 2 pounds), peeled, cored, cut into ½ -inch cubes
  
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
  
• 1 cup golden raisins
  






Instructions



1. Preheat an oven to 350° F. Butter and flour 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan.
   Boil rum in heavy small saucepan until reduced to ¼ cup, about 3 minutes. Set aside.
   
   
2. Sift next 5 ingredients into medium bowl.
   Using electric mixer, beat rum, sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla in large bowl until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Add flour mixture; beat just until blended. Stir in apples, walnuts, and raisins. Transfer batter to prepared pan.
   
   
3. Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack.
   Cut into squares and serve.
   
   Makes 12 servings.