Brandied Raisin Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups raisins
1 cup plus 2 tbsp (2 1/4 sticks) butter
1 1/4 cups sugar
5 None eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup self-rising flour
1/4 cup brandy

Preparation

Cover the raisins with warm water. Let stand for 2 hours. Drain well. Place on a baking pan covered with paper towels. Let stand overnight to dry.
Preheat the oven to 325\u00b0F. Grease a deep 9-inch round cake pan and line the bottom and side with parchment paper.
Beat the butter and sugar in large bowl with an electric mixer until just combined. Add the eggs, one at a time and beat until combined.
Sift flours into a bowl. Stir 1/2 each of the sifted flours, brandy and raisins into the batter. Stir in the remaining flours, brandy and raisins. Spread into the prepared pan.
Bake for about 2 hours, covering the cake with foil if it looks like burning. Cool in pan 10 mins. Remove from pan; completely on wire rack.