Rum Raisin Cake

Ingredients

2 ripe bananas
300 gr sugar
3 eggs
5 gr baking powder
3 gr salt
180 gr dark rum
120 gr walnuts
60 ml milk
170 gr butter
325 gr all purpose flour
5 gr baking soda
2 gr allspice
170 gr raisins

Instructions

Mash bananas to make 1 cup. Combine with milk. Cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs until blended. Combine flour, baking powder, soda, salt and allspice. Beat one third flour mixture into egg mixture until blended. Beat half banana mixture until blended. Repeat ending with flour mixture. Beat in rum until well blended, stir in raisins. Pour into 25 cm well greased fluted tube pan. Bake in 350'F. oven for 50 minutes or until cake tests done. Invert on wire rack to cool. Dust with confectioner's sugar. MAKES 16 SERVINGS. * For a flavor variation, instead of rum use 0.75 c orange juice and add 1 TBSP grated orange rind to batter.