APRICOT RUM CAKE
From the Italian Inn Cookbook. You can make this rum cake several days ahead. It's flavor improves with standing. Let warm to room temperature and flame at serving time.
Provided by TxGriffLover
Categories Dessert
Time 1h45m
Yield 1 cake, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine chopped dried apricots and 1/4 c run. Let stand 20 minutes.
- Heat oven to 325ยบ. 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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 589.6, Fat 19.2, SaturatedFat 11.4, Cholesterol 107.7, Sodium 334.9, Carbohydrate 93.1, Fiber 2, Sugar 59.6, Protein 6.3
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