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