irish rose whiskey cake by lady rose
The original recipe for this cake comes from the cookbook IRISH FOOD & COOKING BY Biddy W Lennon & Georgina Campbell. This is my interepation of the recipe with a few changes of my own. I thought this recipe would be perfect to bake in my ROSE PETAL CAKE PAN.Hence the name. The hint of lemon & cloves gives it a unique flavor, especially after adding the juice of a fresh whole lemon to the glaze. The flavors compliment each other nicely. I garnished the cake with green sugar crystals & mini shamrocks, after glazing the cake. This is a small cake. Pay attention to the baking time.
prep time
30 Min
cook time
method
Bake
yield
Makes a 7 inch cake
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups golden raisins ( i used the dark ones)
- 1 medium whole lemon (zest only at this point)
- 2/3 cup irish whiskey ( i used jameson)
- 1 1/2 sticks butter, softened
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar,firmly packed
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- pinch salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 large eggs, separated room temperature
- LEMON ICING
- 2 cups confectioners sugar
- - juice of 1 lemon (use the one you zested)
- - garnish crystallized lemon slices, or green sugar crystals or garnish of your choice
How To Make irish rose whiskey cake by lady rose
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Step 1PLEASE NOTE: I used all American measurements, & names instead of the metric or Imperial measures. This is my version of the original recipes with the changes I made. -
Step 2Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. This is the Rose petal cake pan that I used to bake the cake in. Spray inside of pan liberally with non stick cooking spray and set aside till needed.
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Step 3Add Raisins to a small bowl.
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Step 4Pour Irish Whiskey over raisins and stir.
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Step 5Grate the zest of one lemon over raisins. Cover and microwave 3 minutes.Stir and microwave an additional 2 minutes, set aside then allow to cool till needed.
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Step 6Separate 4 large eggs. Set aside till needed.
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Step 7Add flour, salt, baking powder, cloves to a separate bowl, then stir to blend and set aside till needed.
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Step 8Beat egg whites till stiff peaks form and set aside till needed. NOTE: IF IT IS A RAINY DAY WILL NOT GET REAL HIGH STIFF PEAKS.
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Step 9Add softened butter & brown sugar to a large bowl.
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Step 10Beat till blended. Then add one yolk, and beat again.
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Step 11Add about 1/3 of flour to batter & beat again.
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Step 12Repeat alternating with egg yolk and flour till all flour has been added.
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Step 13Add raisin mixture to batter and stir to blend. Fold in beaten egg whites, and fold into batter till blended fully.
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Step 14Pour cake batter into prepared pan.
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Step 15Smooth out top with spatula or back of spoon.
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Step 16Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour or until wooden toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Leave in pan 10 minutes then invert onto baking rack to cool completely. Then turn on to large platter.
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Step 17Prepare glaze by adding powdered sugar to a medium size bowl.
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Step 18Cut lemon in half then squeeze juice of both halves into powdered sugar. Stir together to mix till mixture is desired spreading consistency.
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Step 19Add more lemon juice if needed or do as I did, and add a tablespoon or 2 of orange juice till desired consistency is reached.
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Step 20Drizzle glaze over entire cake, and garnish as desired with sugar crystals or lemon slices.
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Step 21SLICE SERVE AND ENJOY.
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Method:
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Culture:
Irish
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