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  • Gingerbread Cake with Drunken Raisins and Persimmon

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    Gingerbread Cake with Drunken Raisins and Persimmon
    Prep: 10 min Cook: 25 min Servings: 8
    by Vivien
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    Easy gingerbread cake with rum-flavored raisins served with persimmon slivers

    Ingredients

    • 1 Trader Joe's Gingerbread Cake and Baking Mix with molasses and ginger
    • 1 large egg
    • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
    • 3/4 cup water
    • 2 tablespoons dark rum
    • 4 tablespoons raisins
    • 1 tablespoon Confectioners sugar
    • 1 persimmon for garnish (persimmon should be slightly firm and not ripe and runny).
    • Optional: Whipped Cream or Creme Fraiche or Vanilla Ice Cream

    Directions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
    2. Soak the raisins with dark rum in a small bowl for 10 minutes.
    3. LIghtly spray the bottom and half the sides of a standard 8 x 8 pan with butter flavored cooking spray.
    4. Mix: Cake mix, egg, oil, water and fold gently until ingredients are moistened. Drain the raisins, discard any rum that has not been absorbed. Add raisins to the mix.
    5. Bake for 22-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes. Dust the top with confectioners sugar. Serve with persimmon slices.
    6. If desired, add a dollop of either whipped cream or creme fraiche or vanilla ice cream.

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