Old Fashioned Rum Fruit Cake Recipe
Toss in the fruit and reserve cherries and about 50 pecans for toppings.
Old fashioned rum fruit cake recipe. Let absorb well then invert back onto platter. Pour into a greased and floured tube pan. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
I love any kind of cake with any kind of filling but on christmas a rich fruitcake is a must thing for me. Grab your bundt pan a box of cake mix and a bottle of spiced rum and get ready to party like a pirate because this rum soaked cake is going to be your new go to. Add the walnuts dates cherries and mangoes.
Wrap the entire cake in cheesecloth and let it age in a cool dark place. I still remember sometimes when we had finished our fruitcake before christmas my mother used to bake another light fruitcake and i used to make faces for my beloved fruitcake. The butter rum glaze makes it special.
Slowly pour remaining rum over cake. When cool stir in the beaten eggs. Combine fruit and nuts.
Maintenance of your fruit cake. Stir into fruit mixture. For me it is old fashioned rich moist christmas fruitcake.
Sift together flour baking powder soda and salt. In a small bowl whisk the eggs brown sugar and 1 2 cup rum until blended. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean 1 1 4 to 1 1 2 hours.