Kentucky Christmas Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
16
ingredients
- 2 teaspoons nutmeg
- 1⁄4 cup whiskey
- 1 lb pecans, shelled and coarsely chopped
- 1⁄2 lb raisins or 1/2 lb sultana
- 1 1⁄2 cups flour, divided
- 1 cup real butter (if using margarine, not spread or tub product) or 1 cup margarine (if using margarine, not spread or tub product)
- 1 1⁄2 cups granulated sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
directions
- Preheat oven to 325F and grease and flour a 10" tube pan.
- Soak the nutmeg in the whiskey for ten minutes.
- Stir together pecans, raisins, and 1/4 cup flour; set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time until well incorporated.
- Fold in remaining 1 1/4 cups flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, soaked nutmeg and pecan/raisin mixture until well combined.
- Spoon into prepared pan.
- Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until cake pulls away slightly from the edge of the pan.
- Let stand in the pan for 30 minutes, then turn out onto cooling rack for complete cooling.
- Store in an airtight container.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Molly53
United States