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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, plus
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 1/8 teaspoon almond extract or 1/8 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1/2 cup raisins

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease and flour a babka, bundt or angel food cake pan.
  • Cream butter and sugar together.
  • Combine flour and baking powder.
  • Resume beating while gradually the eggs alternating with the flour mixture.
  • Add salt, extract and raisins and mix well.
  • Place dough in prepared pan and bake 50-60 minutes (cooking time depends on the type of pan you use).
  • Remove from pan when cool and dust with confectioner's sugar or glaze with lucre.