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Buttered Rum Pound Cake
1 cup butter, softened
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
6 eggs, separated
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 (8 ounce) carton commercial sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1/2 cup granulated sugar
Buttered Rum Glaze
Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
Cream butter; gradually beat in 2 1/2 cups sugar. Add egg yolks, one at a time,
beating well after each. Combine flour and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately
with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in vanilla and lemon extracts.
Beat egg whites (at room temperature) until foamy; gradually
add 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Gently
fold into batter. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes
or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 to
15 minutes; remove from pan and place on a serving plate.
While cake is still warm, prick cake surface at 1-inch intervals with a wooden
pick or meat fork; pour Buttered Rum Glaze over cake.
Yield: one 10-inch pound cake.
Buttered Rum Glaze:
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons rum
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons water
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Combine butter, rum, sugar and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Boil
mixture, stirring constantly, 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in walnuts.
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