Blarney Stone Whiskey Cake

Submitted by Recipe Junkie

"From a newspaper on St. Patrick's Day a few years ago."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 10-12

ingredients

• 2 teaspoons nutmeg
• 1⁄4 cup whiskey
• 1 cup pecans or 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1 lb raisins
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Soak nutmeg in whiskey for 10 minutes.
2. Mix pecans or walnuts together with raisins and 1/4 c flour and set aside.
3. In large bowl, cream margarine and sugar until fluffy.
4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg.
5. Fold in remaining 1 and 1/4 c flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, soaked nutmeg and whiskey and raisin-nut mixture.
6. Spoon into a greased and floured 10" tube pan.
7. Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until cake pulls away from sides of pan.
8. Let cool in pan 30 minutes.
9. Remove cake and cool completely on rack.