Irish Raisin Cake Food

EASY RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 10 x 10 inch baking pan.
• In a large saucepan boil the raising with the water for 10 minutes. Add the butter or margarine and let cool.
• In the same pan add the flour, soda, salt, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and chopped nuts (optional), mix well and pour batter into a lightly greased 10x10 inch baking pan
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes. Serves 8 to 12.

IRISH CURRANT AND RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Butter a 2-inch deep 8-inch round cake pan; line bottom with parchment paper or waxed paper.
• Set oven rack in middle of oven; preheat oven to 350°.
• In a bowl, stir 2 ¼ cup flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter and sugar with the paddle on medium speed until soft and light, about 5 minutes; add in egg, beating until smooth.
• Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in half the flour mixture.
• Stop and scrape down the bowl and beater with a rubber spatula.
• Beat in the buttermilk, then the remaining flour mixture.
• Give the batter a final mix with the spatula.
• Toss the currants and raisins with the remaining 1 tablespoon flour and fold them into the batter.
• Scrape batter into the prepared pan; smooth the top.
• Bake for about 45-55 minutes or until the cake is well risen and deep gold and a pick comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a rack for about 30 minutes, then invert the cake onto a rack and remove the pan and paper.
• Invert the cake onto another rack and cool completely.
• Storage: wrap in plastic wrap and keep at room temperature, or double-wrap and freeze for longer storage.

IRISH CHERRY AND RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat eggs, 1 at a time into the butter mixture.
• Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture until smooth batter forms. Fold in cherries and raisins. Pour batter into prepared fluted tube pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until evenly browned, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Cool cake in the tube pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

IRISH RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the raisins, sugar and 2 cups water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil for 10 minutes.
• Add the butter and stir until it melts.
• Remove from the heat and let cool.
• Dissolve the baking soda in 2 tablespoons of hot water in a small bowl. Add to the raisin mixture.
• Sift the flour, salt, cinnamon and cloves into a large bowl.
• Add the beaten egg, if using (see NOTE).
• Add the raisin mixture and vanilla and stir to mix well.
• Pour into 1 large or 2 small well-greased loaf pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 60 to 75 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove to a wire rack to cool.
• Remove cake(s) from loaf pan after 5 minutes to cool completely.

IRISH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Butter a 9-inch round cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
• Make the streusel topping: In a medium bowl, combine the flour, oats, granulated sugar and salt. Next, rub in the cold butter until fully incorporated and you've reached the texture of coarse breadcrumbs. Set aside in the fridge while you make the cake.
• Make the cake: Cream the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla, then beat in the eggs one at a time. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients with a rubber spatula along with the milk. Once the batter has formed, transfer it to the prepared pan and lay on the sliced apples, making sure they are arranged in one even layer. Cover the apples with all the streusel topping.
• Bake the cake until the top is golden brown and crisp, 60 to 70 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before turning out of the pan onto a rack. When ready to serve, dust the cake with confectioners' sugar.

IRISH RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees and grease a Dutch Oven. Cream sugar and butter in large bowl. Add in eggs one at a time. Add seasonings. Mix baking soda into the buttermilk. Alternate adding flour, buttermilk and raisins into mix. Bake for 2 1/2 to 3 hours in covered Dutch Oven. Cake is finished when knife inserted into middle comes out clean.

RAISIN CAKE FROM THE PANTRY

Steps:

• Combine the raisins with sugar, water, shortening and spices and simmer for a minute. Cool to room temperature.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Lightly grease a 9inch square baking pan. Combine cooled raisin mixture with flour and nuts. Transfer to baking pan and bake 1 hour or until a toothpick when inserted in the center comes out dry. Cool in pan and cut into squares.

EASY IRISH TEA CAKE

Steps:

• Soak currants in the tea and add the brown sugar. Leave fruit overnight to soak.
• Next day add the self-raising flour and the SR Flour and the lightly beaten egg.
• Mix well with a wooden spoon and place into a greased and lined small loaf tin. I think these are also referred to as a bar tin.
• Bake in a pre-heated moderate oven for about 1 hour. Turn out and cool.
• Serve sliced and buttered. This loaf keeps very well for at least a week.
• Cooking and prep time does not include overnight soaking of the currants.

IRISH CURRANT AND RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Set a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350°.
• 2. Stir together the 2 1/4 cups flour, the baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
• 3. In the bowl of a heavy-duty mixer, beat the butter and sugar with the paddle on medium speed until soft and light, about 5 minutes. Add the egg, beating until smooth.
• 4. Decrease the mixer speed to low and beat in half the flour mixture. Stop and scrape down the bowl and beater with a rubber spatula. Beat in the buttermilk, then the remaining flour mixture.
• 5. Give the batter a final mix with the rubber spatula.
• 6. Toss the currants and raisins with the remaining 1 tablespoon flour and fold them into the batter. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
• 7. Bake for about 45-55 minutes, or until the cake is well risen and deep gold and a toothpick inserted in the center emerges clean.
• 8. Cool in the pan on a rack for about 30 minutes, then invert the cake onto a rack and remove the pan and paper. Invert the cake onto another rack and cool completely.
• Storage: Wrap in plastic and keep at room temperature, or double-wrap and freeze for longer storage.

RAISIN TEA CAKE

Steps:

• The day before baking, make the mixed spice: In a spice grinder, combine the coriander seeds, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice. Grind until powdery. Pour into an airtight container. Add nutmeg and ginger and mix well. Measure out 1 level tablespoon and store the remainder in a cool place for later use.
• Combine the mixed spice with the water, raisins, butter, and sugar in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool completely. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, let the raisin mixture sit at room temperature for 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Generously grease a 9-inch round cake pan.
• Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together into a large bowl. Stir in the raisin mixture and blend well. Stir in the egg. Pour into the prepared pan. Place on the center rack of the oven with a pan of water. Bake until the cake is lightly browned and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 1/4 hours.

SPICED RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Put raisins in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil and simmer 15 minutes. Drain.
• Chop butter into small pieces and stir into hot fruit.
• Beat eggs, sugar and lemon rind until combined.
• Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg together and add to the fruit with the egg mixture.
• Spoon the mixture into a 20cm round tin, (line the bottom with baking paper). Bake at 160 C for 1 - 1 1/2 hours or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
• Cool cake in tin 10 minutes before turning out on to a wire rack.
• When cold, brush top of cake with jam and scatter over chopped toffee nuts.
• Toffee Nuts:- Melt sugar gently in a heavy-based fry pan until it starts to colour. Do not stir.
• Add nuts and pour out on a greased oven tray to cool.
• When cold, chop nuts roughly.

CARROT RAISIN CAKE WITH IRISH CREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• In a bowl combine well the flour, the baking powder, the salt, the cinnamon, the nutmeg, and the allspice. In another bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter with the brown sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy, beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, and beat the mixture until it is smooth. Add the carrot, the raisins, and the zest and combine the mixture well. Stir in the flour mixture alternately with the orange juice in 2 batches and stir the batter until it is combined well. Divide the batter between 2 buttered and floured 8-inch round cake pans, spreading it evenly, and bake the layers in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 40 to 45 minutes or less, or until a tester comes out clean and the edges begin to pull away from the sides of the pans. Let the layers cool in the pans for 20 minutes, invert them onto racks, and let them cool completely. The cake layers may be made 1 day in advance and kept, wrapped well, at room temperature.
• Invert one of the cake layers onto a plate, spread one third of the frosting on top, and top it with the second layer. Spread three fourths of the remaining frosting on the side of the cake decoratively and reserve the remaining frosting in a pastry bag fitted with a star tip. Put a paper doily on top of the cake, sift the confectioners' sugar over it, and remove the doily carefully. Pipe the reserved frosting decoratively around the edge of the cake.
• Make the frosting:
• In a bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter until it is smooth, beat in the confectioners' sugar gradually, and beat in the salt and the Irish cream. Beat the frosting until it is light and fluffy.

RAISIN SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Place the raisins in a bowl; cover with boiling water. Let stand for 5 minutes; drain and set aside., In a small bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Add egg and vanilla; beat just until blended. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture. Stir in raisins. , Pour into an 8x4-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 325° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

BOOZY IRISH WHISKEY CAKE

Steps:

• Put the whiskey into a small bowl.
• Peel the orange and soak the peel in the whiskey for a few (2) hours; then discard the orange peel.
• Add the sultanas to the whiskey, and let them soak while preparing the cake.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, with a teaspoon of flour for each egg, beating well between each addition.
• Sift remaining flour, salt and baking powder together, and fold into the egg mixture.
• Fold in the whiskey and sultanas.
• Line a greased 7-inch round cake tin with greased paper.
• Put in the mixture and bake in a moderate (350°F) oven for about 30-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out dry.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Serve as soon as its cooled.