rum cake

How To Make rum cake

• Step 1
  Beat room temperature butter until fluffy.
• Step 2
  Gradually add sugar. Mix well.
• Step 3
  Add rinds and eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
• Step 4
  In another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Step 5
  Add flour mixture to creamed mixture, alternately with buttermilk.
• Step 6
  Beat well after each addition.
• Step 7
  Fold in one cup chopped nuts.
• Step 8
  Grease tube pan
• Step 9
  Place 3/4 cup chopped pecans in bottom and along sides of tube pan.
• Step 10
  Gently pour batter into pan, trying not to disturb nuts coating outside of pan.
• Step 11
  Bake at 350 for 1 hour, or until cake shrinks from pan edges.
• Step 12
  While cake cooks, combine fruit juice, rum and powdered sugar.
• Step 13
  Bring to a boil, and continue boiling boiling for about 5 minutes.
• Step 14
  Pour over the cake when you take it out of the oven.
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