Irish Whiskey Cake Recipe

Chock-full of raisins, lemon peel and spices. The light brown sugar and whiskey give this cake a mild butterscotch type of flavor.
Irish Whiskey Cake picture

Summary

Preparation Time40 MinCooking Time1 Hr 0 Min
Ready In1 Hr 40 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Health IndexJust EnjoyServings6
CuisineEuropeanCourseDessert
TasteSweetFeelSmooth
MethodBakedSpecialityHolidays
VegetarianVegetarianMain IngredientAlcohol
Interest GroupParty

Ingredients

 
cups golden raisins
 
3 tablespoons grated lemon zest
 
1/4 cup whiskey
 
3/4 cup butter, softened
 
1 cup light brown sugar
 
3 egg yolks
 
3 egg whites
 
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
 
1/2 teaspoon salt
 
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
 
1 teaspoon baking powder
 
2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
 
1 lemon, juiced

Directions

Place the raisins, lemon rind, and whiskey in a small bowl and let them soak overnight. Line bottom of an eight-inch square cake pan with parchment paper that is buttered and dusted with flour. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift the flour, salt, cloves and baking powder into a bowl and set aside.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks and beat well. Quickly beat in the flour mixture. Stir in the soaked raisins.

In a separate clean bowl, whip the egg whites until stiff and fold them into the mixture. Pour this into your prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool the cake thoroughly on a wire rack.

To make the glaze: Mix the lemon juice with the sifted powdered sugar and just enough whiskey and warm water so that you can drizzle icing over the cake.

Comments

foodpsychologist says :

I must say that I do agree with Deanna about the image and recipe mismatch of this Irish whiskey cake. But the instructions and descriptions seem to convey a delicious preparation. Let me try and see what comes out of this.
Posted on: 31 October 2009 - 5:29am

Deanna says :

Why is the picture different than the recipe? It says put it in a square pan and the dumb picture shows a bundt type pan. Probably another stupid BS recipe.
Posted on: 30 October 2009 - 10:14pm

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