Irish Whiskey Cake, crowned with a decadent Irish Whiskey Icing, is always a crowd-pleasing dessert to serve for afternoon tea.
Irish Whiskey Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup sultanas (golden raisins)
- 1½ cups water
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¾ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon ground allspice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup (4 ounces) unsalted Irish butter*, room temperature
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- ¼ cup Irish whiskey
- Garnish: chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Butter a 9-inch springform pan. Dust with flour, tapping out excess.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring sultanas and 1½ cups water to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until liquid begins to thicken, approximately 20 minutes. Drain, reserving ¾ cup liquid; set aside to cool.
- In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, and salt.
- In a large bowl, beat together butter and granulated sugar with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg, beating until smooth. Fold in flour mixture, alternately with reserved liquid. Stir in raisins, walnuts, and whiskey.
- Using an offset spatula, spread batter into prepared pan.
- Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Release sides of pan, invert cake, and remove pan bottom. Return cake to upright, and let cool completely.
- Using an offset spatula, spread icing over top of cake.
- Garnish with chopped walnuts, if desired. Let icing set for 15 to 20 minutes before cutting cake.
Irish Whiskey Icing
Ingredients
- ¾ cup (6 ounces) unsalted Irish butter*, at room temperature
- 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
- ¼ cup Irish whiskey
- 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat together butter and confectioners’ sugar with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add whiskey and milk, beating until smooth. Use immediately.
Notes
*We used Kerrygold.
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