Guyanese Corn Pone

== Ingredients ==
* 1 tbsp plus ½ lb butter, softened
* 2 cups yellow cornmeal
* 2 cups flour
* 1 cup sugar
* ½ tsp vanilla extract
* ¼ tsp ground nutmeg, preferably freshly grated
* Pinch of salt
* 6 eggs, lightly beaten
* 1 cup milk
* 2 tbsp light rum
* 1 cup seedless Raisins
* ¼ cup candied cherries, coarsely chopped
== Directions ==
# With a pastry brush, spread 1 tablespoon of softened butter over the bottom and sides of an 8-inch spring-form cake pan.
# Sift the cornmeal and flour together. In a deep bowl, cream the remaining ½ pound of butter, the sugar and 2 tablespoons of the cornmeal mixture together by beating and mashing against the sides of the bowl with a large spoon until light and fluffy.
# Add the vanilla, nutmeg and salt and, beating constantly, slowly pour in the eggs in a thin stream.
# In a separate bowl, beat in about 1 cup of the cornmeal mixture, then ¼ cup of the milk, adding alternately until the cornmeal and milk have been combined.
# Stir in the rum, raisins and cherries, and pour the batter into the prepared pan.
# Bake in the middle of the oven for about 1½ hours, or until the top of the cake is golden and a cake tester or toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
# Let the cake cool for 4 or 5 minutes before removing the sides of the spring-form. Then, with the aid of a large metal spatula, slide it off the bottom of the pan onto a cake rack to cool completely.
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