Best Apricot Rum Cake Recipes

APRICOT GINGER POUND CAKE WITH RUM GLAZE (BUNDT)

Steps:

• To ensure all the ingredients are at room temperature, set them out at least 2 hours before making the batter.
• Position a rack in the lower third of an oven and preheat to 325°F
• Thoroughly grease and flour a 10-cup fleur-de-lis cake pan or standard Bundt pan.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the sour cream and milk until blended; set aside.
• Place the butter in the bowl of an electric mixer and sift the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder over the butter.
• Add the eggs, vanilla and sour cream mixture. Fit the bowl on the mixer and, using the paddle attachment, beat on low speed until the mixture is creamy and smooth, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.
• Stop the mixer and scrape the sides of the bowl occasionally.
• Remove the bowl from the mixer and, using a large spatula, gently fold the ginger and apricots into the batter.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, spreading the batter so the sides are higher than the center.
• Bake until the cake begins to pull away from the sides of the pan and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Transfer the cake to a wire rack and cool upright in the pan for 10 minutes.
• Tap the sides of the pan and invert the cake out onto the rack. Set the rack over a sheet of waxed paper.
• To make the glaze, in a small bowl, whisk together the rum, water and sugar until blended.
• Using a pastry brush, generously brush the surface of the warm cake with the glaze.
• Let the glazed cake cool completely, 1 to 2 hours, before serving.
• Serves 16.

APRICOT-ALMOND-RUM POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter a 9 inch tube pan generously, and dust with ground almonds.
• Combine apricots with rum and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter with almond paste and 1/2 cup sugar.
• Add egg yolks and beat until light and fluffy.
• Mix in apricots in rum and almond extract until well blended.
• Mix in flour until well blended, but don't over mix.
• In another bowl beat egg whites until fluffy.
• Into the egg whites, gradually beat in remaining 1/2 cup of sugar until stiff and shiny.
• Mix 1/3 of the egg whites into the creamed mixture.
• Carefully fold in the remaining egg whites until well blended but not overmixed.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 60-65 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean and cakes slightly pulls away from side of pan. I start checking at about 55 minutes.
• Note* The Rum flavor is faint, but complimentary. If you want a more pronounced rum flavor, sub rum extract for the almond extract.

POUND CAKE WITH TROPICAL FRUIT AND RUM-APRICOT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, mix the apricot jam with the water, rum and fruit.Bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil until sauce is thickened and syrupy, about 5 minutes. Cool slightly.
• To serve: place a slice or two of pound cake in serving plate, top with some fruit and syrup. Garnish with a dollop of whipped cream.

APRICOT RUM CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Beat together first 4 ingredients for 5 min. Put into a buttered bundt pan and bake on Center shelf of the oven for 40 min until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 2. In the meantime put in the top of a double boiler over simmering water the Butter, sugar and rum. Stir until butter and sugar are melted.
• 3. When cake comes out of the oven pour the glaze (or spoon evenly) over the top of the cake and let sit in the pan for 1 hour.
• 4. Unmold and turn right side up. Cover with plastic wrap loosely then cover with foil. Enjoy

POUND CAKE WITH TROPICAL FRUIT AND RUM-APRICOT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, mix the apricot jam with the water, rum and fruit.Bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil until sauce is thickened and syrupy, about 5 minutes. Cool slightly.
• To serve: place a slice or two of pound cake in serving plate, top with some fruit and syrup. Garnish with a dollop of whipped cream.

APRICOT-RUM CAKE

Steps:

• To make chiffon cake: Let egg whites warm to room temperature in large bowl of electric mixer--about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 325*F. Sift flour with 1 1/2 cups sugar, the baking powder and salt into another large bowl. Make well in center.
• Add, in order, oil, egg yolks, 3/4 cup water, the orange peel and vanilla; beat with spoon until smooth.
• In large bowl of electric mixer, at high speed, beat egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff peaks form when beater is slowly raised.
• Pour egg-yolk mixture gradually over egg whites; with rubber scraper or wire whisk, using an under-and-over motion, gently fold into egg whites just until blended.
• Turn into ungreased 10-inch tube pan; bake 55 minutes.
• Increase temperature to 350*F; bake 10 minutes longer, or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
• Invert pan over neck of bottle; let cake cool completely--1 1/2 hours.
• Meanwhile, make rum syrup: In medium saucepan, combine sugar with 1 1/2 cups water; bring to boiling, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add orange and lemon slices. Boil uncovered, 10 minutes, or until syrup measures 1 cup. Remove from heat. Add rum.
• With cake tester, make holes, 1 inch apart, in top of cake in pan. Pour warm syrup over cake, 1/4 cup at a time. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour, or until all syrup is absorbed.
• Make apricot glaze: In small saucepan, melt preserves over low heat. Stir in lemon juice (or orange juice); strain.
• Carefully loosen cake from pan; invert onto wire rack; then turn, top side up, onto serving plate.
• Brush glaze over top and side of cake. Refrigerate.
• To serve: Garnish cake with apricots, figs, nuts and, if desired, green leaves. Cut cake into wedges. Pass whipped cream, to spoon over cake slices on serving plates.
• Refrigerate any left-over cake.

APRICOT RUM CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine chopped dried apricots and 1/4 c run. Let stand 20 minutes.
• Heat oven to 325º. Generously grease and flour a 10-inch Turk's turban mold or tube pan.
• In a food processor or blender process apricot halves until pureed. Stir in dried apricots with rum.
• In a large bowl, with electric mixer beat butter, sour cream, eggs, vanilla, and sugar until well blended.
• Add flour, salt, baking soda, and apricot puree mixture. Beat at low speed just until combined, scraping side of bowl frequently.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 1 1/4 hours or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Loosen edges, invert and unmold cake onto flameproof plate with rim.
• In small saucepan, heat apricot preserves. Strain and stir in 1/4 cup rum. Brush apricot glaze over cake every few minutes while it's cooling until all glaze is used.
• If desired, garnish cake plate with clusters of seedless green grapes and fresh leaves. Bring cake to serving cart or side table. In a long handled ladle, gently warm remaining rum until vapors rise. Ignite and pour over cake. When flames subside, slice cake and serve.

APRICOT RUM CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat eggs lightly and combine with oil, apricot nectar, and cake mix. Beat at medium speed for 4 or 5 minutes until smooth. Pour into large greased and floured Bundt pan or angel food cake pan. Bake at 350° for 50 minutes. Melt margarine and sugar in pan over low heat and stir in rum. As soon as cake is done, place pan on cooling rack and pour rum mixture over cake, allowing it to soak in well. Cool for one hour before removing from pan. Sift confectioners' sugar over top. Editor's Extra: This looks pretty with stenciled-on powdered sugar. Use a doilie or make a cut-out of seasonal shapes-stars, bells, hearts, bunnies, pumpkins, etc.