Bourbon Nut Cake

By therman

Southern Living

Ingredients

• 1 pound seedless raisins
• 1 cup bourbon
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 6 large eggs
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 pound or 1 qt. pecan meats, broken
• Bourbon
• Cheesecloth

Preparation

Step 1

Soak raisins in 1 cup bourbon overnight. Cream butter. Gradually add sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg. Sift together flour, salt, and baking powder. Fold sifted flour with butter, sugar, and egg mixture. Add pecan and raisin mixture. Mix well. Bake in a tube pan at 300° for 1 1/2 hours. Cool on a rack. Wrap cake in a bourbon-soaked cheesecloth overnight. Store in an airtight container.