Queque Seco (Dry Cake)

Ingredients

 * 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature (or diary free margarine)
 * 1 cup granulated sugar
 * 6 large eggs, separated
 * 2½ cups all-purpose flour
 * 4 tsp baking powder
 * ¼ tsp salt
 * ¾ cup fresh orange juice
 * 1 cup raisins soaked in warm water

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350°F.
 * 2) Generously grease and dust with flour 10-inch nonstick bundt pan, and set aside.
 * 3) Place butter in large mixing bowl, and beat until creamy.
 * 4) Slowly beat in sugar a little at a time.
 * 5) Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition and until mixture is creamy.
 * 6) Add flour, baking powder and salt alternately with vanilla, and orange juice.
 * 7) Drain raisins, and fold into batter.
 * 8) Beat egg whites until stiff in separate bowl.
 * 9) Fold into batter, and, when smooth, scoop into bundt pan.
 * 10) Bake about 1 hour, or until top of cake is lightly browned and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
 * 11) Remove from oven, cool on rack for 5 minutes and invert cake onto rack to cool thoroughly.
 * 12) To serve, place cake on serving dish, sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar and complement cake, if desired, with sliced tropical fruits such as sliced mangos, bananas, pineapple and papayas.