Italian Rum Cake
By
Daune (pronounced "Dawn") Browne
@vavavoom
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This recipe is from a recipe book from Utica, NY where they have a wonderful Italian bakery called Florentine's. This is reminiscent of one of their rum cakes.
Ingredients
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3 layersbaked pound cake or yellow cake
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1 bottlebicardi rum
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1 boxvanilla pudding, prepared
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·slivered almonds, as needed
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1 small boxchocolate pudding
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·prepared frosting, recipe follows
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1 small boxfrozen sweetened strawberries, drained
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FROSTING:
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3-1/2 Tbspflour
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1/2 cshortening
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3/4 cmilk
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1/2 cbutter
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3/4 cgranulated sugar
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2 tspvanilla
How to Make Italian Rum Cake
- Make frosting: Cook flour and milk slowly in saucepan, stirring constantly. When thickened, remove from heat and cool. Add shortening, butter and sugar. Beat thoroughly until fluffy. Add vanilla. Set aside.
- Put cake together. First layer, sprinkle with some rum and then spread vanilla pudding on top. Spread strawberries on top of that.
- Add second layer of cake. Sprinkle again with rum. Spread with chocolate pudding.
- Add third layer of cake, sprinkle yet again with rum and frost with frosting and sprinkle almonds on the sides.
About Italian Rum Cake
Course/Dish: Cakes