Apple Spice Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup butter , softened
• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon warm water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 appless - peeled , cored and chopped
• 0.5 cups raisins
• 0.25 cups confectioners' sugar for dusting

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 10-inch tube pan.

2. 2

   Cover raisins with warm water and let soak for 10 minutes; drain.

3. 3

   Whisk flour, spices, and salt together in a bowl; set aside.

4. 4

   Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Stir baking soda and 1 tablespoon warm water together until smooth; stir into sugar mixture.

5. 5

   Mix in flour mixture, apples, and strained raisins until well blended.

6. 6

   Pour batter into prepared pan.

7. 7

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool cake in pan.

8. 8

   Once cool, shake pan to loosen cake. Turn onto plate, and dust with confectioners' sugar.