Tiffy'S Cinnamon & Raisin Coffee Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    The Cake
    1 lb all-purpose flour, plus
    2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (3 1/4 cup total)
    1 tablespoon coarse salt
    2 cups softened unsalted butter
    2 cups sugar
    1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    9 large room temp eggs
    2 cups raisins
    2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
    The Topping
    2 cups confectioners' sugar
    4 -5 tablespoons milk
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter two 5-9 in loaf pans.
    Combine 3 1/4 cups all purpose flour and salt in a bowl.
    Cream butter and sugar with a mixer on high speed until pale and fluffy. Scrape down sides of bowl.
    Reduce speed to med. and add vanilla extract.
    Lightly beat eggs, and add to butter mixture a little at a time, mixing thoroughly and scraping down sides.
    Reduce speed to low, and add flour mixture a little at a time, mixing until just blended. Toss raisins in remaining 2 tablespoons of flour; fold into finished batter.Divide batter in half with 2 bowls. In one bowl,fold cinnamon into the batter. Scoop batters into 2 prepared pans. 1/2 cup at a time, alternating plain and cinnamon.Do two layers, scoop plain,cinnamon,plain on bottom. Then cinnamon, plain, cinnamon on top layer. Drag a knife through top to swirl, tap on counter to distribute evenly.
    Bake until a tester inserted into center of each cake comes out clean, about 65 minute ( a little more for high altitudes )Let cool in pans on a wire rack for 30 minute Remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire rack.
    Make the glaze; Combine 2 cups confectioners sugar and 4-5 tablespoons milk in a bowl. Drizzle over cooled cakes.

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