Italian Rum Cake

Name: Italian Rum Cake
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 0
Ingredients: 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; FROSTING:; 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

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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

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
FROSTING:
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
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How to Make Italian Rum Cake

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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.

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