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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.