Gâteaux Aux Kakis- Persimmon Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

450 g flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon or 1 teaspoon nutmeg
450 g sugar
200 g butter, melted
4 large eggs
150 150 ml cups rum or 150 ml Scotch whisky
500 ml persimmon pulp, about 4 large persimmons
250 250 g pecans or 250 g almonds, chopped
300 g raisins or 300 g dried fruit, packed

Preparation

Set oven to 345\u00b0F.
Butter two rectangular cake pans. Cut two leaves of parchment paper, line each pan.
Cut the persimmons in half and remove and save the pulp, discard the skins. Pulverize pulp with food processor or blender, or through a colander.
Combine the first five ingredients in a large bowl.
Mix the melted butter, eggs, liquor, and the persimmon pulp in another bowl.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until well combined, but not too mixed. Add the nuts and dry fruit.
Bake 1 hour or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.