rum pound cake

How To Make rum pound cake

• Step 1
  Do NOT preheat oven. Cream the butter and shortening together.
• Step 2
  Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
• Step 3
  Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating for about a minute after each egg.
• Step 4
  Sift together flour, salt and baking powder.
• Step 5
  Add the dry ingredients, a third at a time, to the creamed mixture, alternating with the milk.
• Step 6
  Add the vanilla extract.
• Step 7
  Pour into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan.
• Step 8
  Place in a cold oven. Set the temperature at 325 degrees and bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Step 9
  For the glaze, place butter and water in a saucepan and heat until the butter melts. Add the sugar and stir while cooking for about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the rum, and spoon over the hot cake while it is still in the pan.
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