Booze Cake

Ingredients 

• 1½ cups raisins 
• 2 cups water 
• 1½ cups flour 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• ½ salt 
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves 
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg 
• ¼ teaspoon allspice 
• ½ cup butter softened 
• ¾ cup sugar 
• 1 egg 
• 1 cup chopped walnuts 
• 2 tablespoons bourbon 

In saucepan simmer raisins and water uncovered 20 minutes; drain, reserving ¾ cup liquid; cool. Stir together flour, baking soda, salt and spices; set aside. In large bowl with electric mixer cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and beat until well blended. 
At low speed add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with reserved liquid. 
Stir in raisins, chopped walnuts and bourbon. 
Divide batter between two greased and floured 8 inch pans. Bake in center of preheated 350°F oven about 20 to 25 minutes or until cake springs back when touched with a finger. Cool pans on racks 10 minutes, then invert on racks, turning layers top-side up. Fill and frost with 
  
BOURBON HARD SAUCE FROSTING 

• ¼ cup butter 
• 1 egg slightly beaten 
• 3 cups sugar 
• 1 tablespoon bourbon 

Cream butter, then gradually beat in 3 cups 10X sugar, egg and bourbon until smooth.