Sweet Potato, Rum and Raisin Loaf
Great with a spread of fruity jam.
Preparation time: 20 - 25 minutes Quantity: Makes 10 - 12 slices Cooking time: 1 hour
Ingredients
60 ml / 2 measures dark rum
90g / 3 oz raisins
450g / 1 lb. sweet potato mash
100g / 4 oz dark brown sugar
100g / 4 oz butter - softened
3 eggs - large
300g / 10 oz plain flour - sieved
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 fresh grated nutmeg (or powder equivalent)
Tip - to make sweet potato mash, simply steam or boil peeled sweet potato chunks for 10 - 12 minutes until soft. Drain well and mash .
Method
- Soak the raisins in the rum and leave aside
- Whisk the mash, sugar and butter together until well mixed
- Add the eggs 1/2 at a time, beating all the time until well incorporated
- With a wooden spoon fold in the flour and spice
- Then stir in the soaked raisins
- Spoon in to a greased 2 lb. loaf tin
- Bake in a preheated oven, on the middle shelf gas 5 / 190*c / 375*f - for 1 hour or until cooked