Boiled Raisin Cake

Boiled Raisin Cake

A luxurious take on the traditional boiled raisin cake, utilizing premium ingredients like blackstrap molasses and dark rum-soaked raisins. The cake is finished with a delicate brown butter glaze.
Total Time
240
Yield
8 servings
Calories
420 cal
Difficulty
Hard
Cuisine
British
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What You'll Need

Equipment: 9-inch round cake pan, Large mixing bowls, Whisk, Spatula, Large pot with lid, Wire rack, Saucepan, Zester Shop these items →
Instructions
  1. Soak raisins in dark rum overnight.
  2. Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
  3. In a large bowl, combine all Dry Ingredients.
  4. In a separate bowl, cream together Dark Muscovado Sugar and browned Unsalted Butter until light and fluffy.
  5. Beat in Eggs one at a time, then stir in Vanilla Bean Paste and Orange Zest.
  6. Gradually add the Dry Ingredients to the Wet Ingredients, alternating with Full-Fat Milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
  7. Gently fold in rum-soaked Raisins.
  8. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
  9. Place the cake pan inside a larger pot. Pour hot water into the larger pot, reaching halfway up the sides of the cake pan. Cover the pot with a lid.
  10. Steam the cake over medium heat for 2 hours, checking the water level periodically and adding more hot water if needed.
  11. Remove the cake from the pot and let it cool in the pan for 15 minutes before inverting it onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  12. Prepare the glaze: Melt Unsalted Butter in a saucepan. Remove from heat and whisk in Powdered Sugar and Milk until smooth.
  13. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake and serve.

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