Irish Whiskey Cake Recipe

Ingredients <br>- 2 cups golden raisins <br>- 3 tablespoons grated lemon zest <br>- ¼ cup whiskey <br>- ¾ cup butter, softened <br>- 1 cup light brown sugar <br>- 3 egg yolks <br>- 3 egg whites <br>- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour <br>- ½ teaspoon salt <br>- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves <br>- 1 teaspoon baking powder <br>- 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar <br>- 1 lemon, juiced <br><p></p>Directions <br>step 1: Place the raisins, lemon rind, and whiskey in a small bowl and let them soak overnight. Line bottom of an eight-inch square cake pan with parchment paper that is buttered and dusted with flour. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift the flour, salt, cloves and baking powder into a bowl and set aside. <br>step 2: In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks and beat well. Quickly beat in the flour mixture. Stir in the soaked raisins. <br>step 3: In a separate clean bowl, whip the egg whites until stiff and fold them into the mixture. Pour this into your prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool the cake thoroughly on a wire rack. <br>step 4: To make the glaze: Mix the lemon juice with the sifted powdered sugar and just enough whiskey and warm water so that you can drizzle icing over the cake. <br>

Ingredients
- 2 cups golden raisins
- 3 tablespoons grated lemon zest
- ¼ cup whiskey
- ¾ cup butter, softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 3 egg yolks
- 3 egg whites
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
- 1 lemon, juiced

Directions
step 1: Place the raisins, lemon rind, and whiskey in a small bowl and let them soak overnight. Line bottom of an eight-inch square cake pan with parchment paper that is buttered and dusted with flour. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift the flour, salt, cloves and baking powder into a bowl and set aside.
step 2: In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks and beat well. Quickly beat in the flour mixture. Stir in the soaked raisins.
step 3: In a separate clean bowl, whip the egg whites until stiff and fold them into the mixture. Pour this into your prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool the cake thoroughly on a wire rack.
step 4: To make the glaze: Mix the lemon juice with the sifted powdered sugar and just enough whiskey and warm water so that you can drizzle icing over the cake.

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