Chocolate Cake with Almond, Raisins and Whiskey
| Yield: | 6 Servings |
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| Butter and flour for cake pan | ||
| 1/4 | c | Raisins (or use currants, dried unsweetened cranberries, dried cherries, or coarsely chopped apricots) |
| 1/4 | c | Scotch whiskey (or the liquor of your choice) |
| 7 | oz | Sweet choclate, in pieces (I always use bittersweet) |
| 1/2 | c | Butter |
| 3 | Eggs, separated | |
| 2/3 | c | Sugar |
| 4 1/2 | tb | Cake flour |
| 2/3 | c | Blanched almonds, pulverized |
| 1 | pn | Salt |
| FROSTING | ||
| 3 | oz | Choclate |
| 3 | tb | Butter |
| 3 | tb | Powdered sugar |
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