Spiced Apple Pecan Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| Raisins | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 2 tablespoons rum or brandy | ||
| Butter margarine | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Eggs | 3 Large | |
| All purpose flour | 3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Baking soda | 1 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Ground nutmeg | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Ground cinnamon | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Ground ginger | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Ground allspice | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Ground mace | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Coarsely chopped | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Granny Smith or Newtown Pippin apples | ||
| Pecans | 1 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| Pecan halves | 12 | |
Directions
Mix raisins and rum; set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and creamy.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended.
Stir together flour, soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, ginger, allspice, and mace.
Add to butter mixture, 1/2 at a time, mixing to blend.
Stir in raisins and rum, apples, and chopped pecans just until well distributed.
Spread batter into a buttered and floured 2-inch-deep, 10-inch-diameter cake pan with removable rim; arrange pecan halves over top.
Bake in a 325° oven until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
Cool in pan on a rack.
Remove rim; serve warm or cool.
Cut into wedges and offer maple cream to spoon over each piece.
In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and creamy.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended.
Stir together flour, soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, ginger, allspice, and mace.
Add to butter mixture, 1/2 at a time, mixing to blend.
Stir in raisins and rum, apples, and chopped pecans just until well distributed.
Spread batter into a buttered and floured 2-inch-deep, 10-inch-diameter cake pan with removable rim; arrange pecan halves over top.
Bake in a 325° oven until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
Cool in pan on a rack.
Remove rim; serve warm or cool.
Cut into wedges and offer maple cream to spoon over each piece.
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