Rum Cake

By
Becky May, Ft. Wayne, Ind.

A moist cake with the deep flavor of rum

Preparation time
15 minutes
Cooking time
1 hour, 15 minutes
Total time
1 hour, 30 minutes
Yield
12 Servings

Ingredients

1 cup butter 1⁄2 cup shortening 3 cups sugar 5 eggs 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon coconut extract 2 teaspoons rum extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 cups flour 1⁄2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons butter (melted, for glaze) 6 tablespoons orange juice concentrate (undiluted, for glaze) 1 cup confectioners' sugar (for glaze)

Instructions

Cream together butter, shortening and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Stir in milk and extracts. Slowly add flour and salt to liquid ingredients. Bake at 300 degrees in tube pan for 1 hour 15 minutes. Glaze. Glaze: Mix together butter, orange juice concentrate and sugar. Glaze cake.