chief steward's cake / rum raisin cake

This recipe was given to me by this goan chief steward onboard mt. valiant. it has prooven an excellent recipe which doesnot need icing. It can be eaten while still warm. initially i was quite sceptical to use coffee powder but it gives it an excellent aroma and mild flavour.
I use brown rum preferably old monk generously in this cake. though use of rum is entirely optional and the recipe is complete even without it.

125 gms refined flour ( maida )
125 gms Castor sugar ( normal sugar will do )
100 gms butter ( amul )
2 eggs
1/4th cup milk ( optional, use only if batter too stiff to whisk)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp coffee powder
1/2 cup chopped walnuts and raisins soaked overnight in brown rum
method

• cream butter and sugar till creamy and fluffy


• add eggs to the batter and whisk well. Set aside


• sieve flour ,baking powder and coffee powder.


• add this mixture to sugar butter mix.


• add vanilla essence and chopped nuts.


• add milk if the mixture is stiff.


• the idea is that the mixture should drop like honey in the tin.


• pour the mixture to a dusted pan and put it in a pre-heated oven


• set the oven temperature to 180 degree centigrade and bake for 40 min approx.