Raspberry Nut Butter Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 6 eggs, separated
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup seedless raspberry jam
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup dark rum
• 1 cup less 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 cup walnuts, ground
• 3/4 cup pecans, ground

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl. beat egg whites until stiff. set aside.
• 2 in a large bowl, beat butter with sugar until thoroughly creamed.
• 3 beat in egg yolks, then jam, vanilla, and rum.
• 4 in a small bowl, stir together flour and baking powder.
• 5 beat into creamed mixture; then stir in nuts.
• 6 stir about one-third of egg whites into batter to lighten it and then fold in the rest gently but thoroughly.
• 7 turn batter into a greased and floured tube pan.
• 8 bake cake in a 350°f oven for 65 to 70 minutes or until it tests done with a toothpick.
• 9 transfer to a rack to cool.