Election Cake
A historical cake, modernized for today's baker. This recipe starts with a simple base and can be customized with your favorite dried fruits and spices.
Ingredients
- 0.5 cup Butter (Softened)
- 1 cup Sugar
- 2 Eggs (Large)
- 2.5 cups All-purpose flour
- 0.5 cup Milk
- 2 teaspoons Baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon Salt
- 0.5 cup Raisins (Optional)
- 0.5 cup Dried cranberries (Optional)
- 0.5 teaspoon Ground nutmeg (Optional)
- 0.5 teaspoon Ground cinnamon (Optional)
Instructions
- 1Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
- 2In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- 3Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the milk.
- 4In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir in the optional raisins, dried cranberries, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
- 5Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Do not overmix.
- 6Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 45-55 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
- 7Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.