Raisin-cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/2 cups golden raisins
• 1/4 cup orange liqueur (i use triple sec)
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 4 eggs
• 4 teaspoons orange rind, grated
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, combine the raisins and liqueur.
• 2 heat over low heat for 1-2 minutes or until plump and the liquid is absorbed; set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat the butter, cream cheese and sugar until fluffy.
• 4 beat in the eggs, one at a time, then beat in the rind.
• 5 stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.
• 6 stir into the batter in three additions, adding the raisin mixture with the last addition.
• 7 spoon into a greased and floured 9" tube or bundt pan; smooth the top.
• 8 bake in a 300 degree f oven for 80 minutes or until a tester inserted into the middle comes out clean.
• 9 let cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
• 10 turn out onto a rack and let cool completely.
• 11 dust with icing sugar.