Thursday, December 24, 2009

Rum Cake: From Scratch Taste without Baking from Scratch

By Dylan Deleto

Rum cake is one of my family's favorite desserts for the holiday. Everyone loves it and many have begged for my recipe, which I happily share. One of my wife's friends actually wanted to market my cake. However, I am not in the commercial baking business and so I passed on the idea. When I originally started baking rum cakes, I baked them completely from scratch. To save time, soon I came up with a way to prepare my rum cake in only about 10 minutes using store purchased baking mix, without sacrificing any of the magic of my cake.

I begin with a cake mix, which eliminates a lot of the work. My favorite mix to use is Duncan Hines. However, I am sure that almost any cake mix might work as well. Typically, I use the yellow butter of french vanilla mix. Both turn out very well, so it just depends on your preference. I recommend that you try both.

In fact, I bake three different versions of the Rum Cake. My main version is without a layer of nuts on the bottom of the cake. This has become my main version due to the preferences of others. However, I prefer the nuts on the bottom. I really love to use black walnuts, but english walnuts or even pecans work quite well. Also, you may omit the pineapples to make yet another version. The rum sauce is the finishing touch for the cake after it comes out of the oven. The rum sauce is optional but it really makes the cake special.

Since I introduced my rum cake to my family, they have not allowed a holiday to pass without me making at least 2 or 3. In fact, my wife used to promise a cake to her friends without asking me first. I always obliged but finally I told me wife to stop making offers that I had to fulfill. I willingly shared the recipe but had to get out of the business of making rum cake for others. Back to the cake, only 10 minutes preparation time, 1 hour in the oven and a few minutes to prepare the rum sauce gives you a dessert that will be the talk of your holiday meal.

Everyone will know when this masterpiece is done. The aroma will lead them to the kitchen. If you don't want to cut it until after dinner, then I suggest you hide it.

Now that you can't wait to taste this great holiday treat. I will be happy to give it to you for free. Just join my site, Building Leaders of Tomorrow and then send a private message to RumCake, a user on the site, after which you can have the recipe in your hands within minutes. If you hurry, you can get it before the new year.

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