- 1/2 cup dark rum
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 large Fuji apples (about 2 pounds), peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup golden raisins
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan. Boil rum in heavy small saucepan until reduced to 1/4 cup. Set aside.
- Sift next 5 ingredients into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat rum, sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla in large bowl until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Add flour mixture; beat just until blended. Stir in apples, walnuts, and raisins. Transfer batter to prepared pan.
- Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack. Cut into squares and serve.