Double Vanilla Pound Cake With Rum Vanilla Glaze Recipes

DOUBLE VANILLA POUND CAKE WITH RUM-VANILLA GLAZE

Steps:

• Double Vanilla Pound Cake Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Pour milk into a saucepan, add the vanilla bean, and scald the milk.
• Let mixture cool to room temperature.
• Remove vanilla bean and set aside.
• Resift the flour with the baking powder and the salt onto a sheet of waxed paper; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter with an electric mixer on moderately high speed until light, about 3 minutes.
• Add the vanilla sugar in two portions, beating thoroughly after each portion is added.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, periodically scraping down the sides of the bowl to ensure an even mixture.
• Blend in vanilla extract.
• On low speed, add the sifted dry ingredients alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
• Pour and scrape the batter into lightly buttered, floured 10-inch tube pan, a large square baking pan or three loaf pans.
• Bake the cake on the lowest rack of the oven for about 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake emerges clean and dry.
• Cool cake in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes.
• Prick holes all over the top of the cake with a thin knife or toothpick and slowly spoon glaze over the cake, allowing the syrup to absorb into the cake.
• Rum-Vanilla Glaze Instructions: Place sugar and water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, or until syrup begins to thicken.
• Allow to cool slightly before adding extract and rum.

DOUBLE RUM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Liberally spray a non-stick 2 quart Bundt pan with vegetable oil cooking spray.
• Using an electric mixer at low speed, blend the cake mix, pudding mix, rum, oil and 1/2 c water.
• Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Evenly distribute the pecans in the bottom of prepared bundt pan.
• Pour the batter on top of the pecans.
• Bake 50-55 minutes until a knife inserted an inch from the center comes out clean.
• Do not remove the cake from pan.
• Make the rum syrup:.
• In a small saucepan, bring the sugar, margarine, rum and 1/4 c water to a boil and cook for 3 minutes.
• With a fork, make holes in the top of the cake.
• Pour the syrup over the cake and let sit for 30 minutes while the syrup is absorbed.
• Invert the pan onto a serving plate.
• Allow it to sit for several minutes.
• The cake will loosen from the pan.

BROWN SUGAR POUND CAKE WITH RUM SAUCE OR GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 Grease and flour a 10" tube pan Cream butter and sugars until very light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
• Combine dry Add alternately with milk&vanilla starting adn ending with dry.
• Beat well with each addition Fill prepared pan and bake for 1 hour and 35-40 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool completely, remove from pan.
• Serve with sauce or glaze Rum sauce: Combine everything in a heavy saucepan.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
• Cover and continue to boil for 1 minute to wash crystals down side of pan.
• Uncover and continue to boil for 3-4 minutes.
• Let cool slightly.
• Serve over slices of cake.
• Rum Glaze Put all in a small heavy pan.
• Let it cook, stirring occasionally til mixed well.
• I let it cook a couple more minutes until it was thickened.
• Pour over top of cake.