Ingredients:
1/2 cup white sugar
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups raisins
1 tablespoons caraway seeds
2 eggs slightly beaten
1 cup sour cream
1 1/4 cup buttermilk
Directions:
1) preheat oven to 350F degrees. Grease a 9" round cake pan. If using a dark cake pan, set oven to 325F
2) In a large mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients. Including the raisins.
3) In a seperate bowl combine the buttermilk, eggs, and sour cream. Mix together until creamy.
4) pour the liquid into the dry mix and knead well with your hands (about 10-12 strokes). It's very important to only add a little liquid at a time, just so the dough is wet and sticky, it should resemble a loose cookie dough. You will not use all the liquid, keep this! Do not throw this out!
5) put the dough into your cake pan, and bake for about 60 minutes, or until you can insert a knife into the center and remove it cleanly. While baking this brush on the left over buttermilk mixture over the top. It will give it a golden brown color, while making the crust sweet. You can do this a few times while baking.
6) Remove from cake pan and let cool on wire rack. Enjoy! .
