Italian Rum Cake

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By Daune (pronounced "Dawn") Browne
@vavavoom

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.

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Prep:

1 Hr 30 Min

Ingredients

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3 layers: baked pound cake or yellow cake
1 bottle: bicardi rum
1 box: vanilla pudding, prepared
: slivered almonds, as needed
1 small box: chocolate pudding
: prepared frosting, recipe follows
1 small box: frozen sweetened strawberries, drained
3-1/2 Tbsp: flour
1/2 c: shortening
3/4 c: milk
1/2 c: butter
3/4 c: granulated sugar
2 tsp: vanilla

How to Make Italian Rum Cake

Step-by-Step

1Make 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.
2Put cake together. First layer, sprinkle with some rum and then spread vanilla pudding on top. Spread strawberries on top of that.
3Add second layer of cake. Sprinkle again with rum. Spread with chocolate pudding.
4Add third layer of cake, sprinkle yet again with rum and frost with frosting and sprinkle almonds on the sides.