June 2017- Cooking with Rum

June 2017- Cooking with Rum

Spirited Layered Cake

Cake

Ingredients:

• 7 Egg Whites

• 2 Cup Sugar

• 2/3 Cup Butter

• 1 tsp. Vanilla

• 3 Cup Flour, sifted before measuring

• ½ Cup Whole Milk

• ¼ Cup Dark Rum

• 2 tsp. Baking Powder

Directions:

Sift flour before measuring, then sift 3 more times and then add the baking powder and set aside. In a bowl, cream the butter, sugar and rum and then add the mixture to the flour, alternating with the milk. Add the vanilla and then finally begin to fold in the well beaten egg whites. Pour the batter into two separate lightly greased and floured 9-inch baking pans. Bake at 350⁰ F for approximately 30 minutes or until each cake layer tests done. Remove from oven and allow pans to cool down a bit before removing cake layers by turning them upside down onto a cooling rack. When cake layers are cool, then put them together with the following filling.

Filling

Ingredients:

• 7 Egg Yolks

• 1 Cup Sugar

• ½ Cup Butter

• 1 Cup Raisins soaked in Dark/Spiced Rum

• 1 Cup Coarsely chopped Walnuts

• 1 Cup Freshly Grated Cocoanut

• 1 Cup Dark/Spiced Rum (the rum used to soak the raisins)

• ½ Tsp. Vanilla

Directions:

Beat egg yolks lightly. Add sugar slowly, beat until light (lemon colored) and add the rum. Meanwhile, melt the butter in the top of a double boiler. Add the egg-rum mixture and stir until very thick, approximately 15 to 20 minutes of constant stirring. Remove from stove and add all of the other ingredients. Cool and spread between layers of cake. For the frosting on the top of cake and sides, use the below recipe.

Frosting

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups Sugar

• 2 Egg Whites, beaten stiff

• 1 cup Water

• 1 tsp. Vanilla

Directions:

Boil sugar and water until syrup like. Fold in slowly to the well beaten egg whites adding a tablespoon at a time. Use an electric beater and continue pouring thin steams of the syrup while beating hard until mixture stands in peaks when dropped from a spoon.

-Article written by Chef Susan Whitley-   

Hello, my name is Susan Whitley, I am passionate about great foods and beverages. I love finding recipes that incorporate my favorite ingredients and sharing the results with my friends and family.

Through this monthly column I will do my best to inspire you to incorporate the spirit of the tropics into your everyday cooking.

Sue@gotrum.com