Almond Ring Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• ½ lb butter
• 1 pint milk
• 4 eggs
• 1 cake yeast
• ¾ cup seedless raisins
• ¼ lb blanched almonds, split
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• Warm water (for yeast)
• Flour (for dredging)

Method

1. 1 Soak yeast in a little warm water and some milk for 10 minutes, then set aside to form a sponge for about 1 hour.
2. 2 Cream the butter, add sugar and beat thoroughly. Beat the eggs until light and gradually add to the butter mixture.
3. 3 Add the remaining milk, raisins, and a little flour to dredge. Add the yeast sponge and beat thoroughly for 30 minutes until the batter drops from the spoon slightly thicker than sweet cake batter.
4. 4 Grease a tube pan with butter and press split almonds onto the sides. Pour in the batter and bake for nearly 1 hour.