Irish Whiskey Cake

Title:
Irish Whiskey Cake

Yield:
8 Servings

Categories:
Irish,
Desserts,
Cakes




Ingredients:




------------------------------------CAKE------------------------------------


     8 oz Raisins


          Grated rind of 1 lemon


   150 ml Whiskey


     6 oz Softened butter


     3    Eggs


     6 oz Soft brown sugar


     6 oz Plain flour


     1 pn Salt


     1 pn Ground cloves


     1 ts Baking powder





-----------------------------------ICING-----------------------------------


          Juice of 1 lemon


     8 oz Confectioners' sugar


          Warm water as needed


          Crystallized lemon slices*





 *As garnish, if desired.  -- Put the raisins and grated lemon rind into a


 bowl with the whiskey, and leave overnight to soak. Grease a 7-inch cake


 pan, and line the bottom with parchment; preheat oven to 350F. Cream the


 butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Separate the eggs and sift the


 flour, salt, cloves and baking powder into a bowl. Beat the yolks into the


 butter and sugar one by one, including a spoonful of flour and beating well


 after each addition. Gradually add the whiskey and raisin mixture,


 alternating with the remaining flour.  Do not overbeat at this stage.


 Finally, whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold them into the mixture


 with a metal spoon. Turn into the prepared pan and bake in the preheated


 oven for about 1 1/2 hours, or until well risen and springy to the touch ~-


 or test with a skewer: when it comes out clean, the cake's ready. Turn out


 and cool on a wire rack. .


  Meanwhile, make the icing by mixing the lemon juice with the sieved


 confectioners' sugar and just enough water to make a pouring consistency.


 Put a dinner plate under the cake rack to catch the drips, and pour the


 icing over the cake a tablespoonful at a time, letting it dribble naturally


 down the sides.  Don't worry if a lot of it ends up on the plate underneath


 ~- just scoop it up and put it on top again.  When the icing has set, it


 can be decorated with crystallized lemon slices if you like.


 


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