Honey Rum Cake
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
� Almonds, toasted, sliced, optional
� 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
� 1 cup chopped toasted almonds
� 3 eggs
� 2 tablespoons honey
� Honey-Rum Glaze
� Honey-Rum Whipped Cream
� 1/3 cup light rum
� 1/3 cup vegetable oil
� 1/3 cup water
� 1 package yellow cake mix with pudding
Recipe
Melt butter in small saucepan; add honey and mix well. Divide mixture in half and spread over bottom surfaces of two 8-inch cake pans. Sprinkle half of nuts into each pan; set aside. Combine cake mix, eggs, water, oil and rum in large bowl. Beat with electric mixer at highest speed 2 minutes. Pour batter over nuts in prepared pans.
Place pans on center rack of preheated 350�F oven; bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted near centers comes out clean. Prick cakes with fork while still in pans. Spoon 1/4 Honey Rum Glaze over each cake and let cool 5 minutes. Invert cakes onto racks; spoon remaining glaze over nut side of each cake. When cool, place one cake nut side up on serving dish; cover top with 2/3 Honey Rum Whipped Cream. Add second layer, nut side up, and decoratively pipe remaining cream around top edge of cake. Garnish with almonds, if desired.
� Honey-Rum Glaze: Combine 3/4 cup honey, 1/3 cup butter or margarine and 3 Tablespoons water in small saucepan. Bring to boil; cook and stir 5 minutes. Stir in 1/3 cup light rum. Makes 1-1/2 cups.
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