English Christmas Rum Cake

Contributed byDesiree Miller-Leshy
Slice of dark rum cake with shiny glaze, sugared cranberries on top, served on a white plate with a fork.

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cup sifted confectioners' sugar (divided)
  • 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 pound candied pineapple ( finely chopped)
  • 1/2 pound candied cherries (finely chopped)
  • 1 pound pitted dates (finely chopped)
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine (softened)
  • 1 tablespoon rum
Yield: 24 Servings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour

Instructions

Beat eggs well; add vanilla. Sift together 1 cup confectioners' sugar, flour, salt and baking powder. Combine with chopped fruit. Stir into beaten eggs and blend well. Turn into greased and floured 9 x 9-inch baking pan. Bake at 325° for 1 hour, or until cake tests done with cocktail stick or knife. (Cake will pull away from sides of pan as it cools.) Cool in pan. Remove from pan and frost with rum frosting. May be cut into 1-inch squares, if desired.

For Rum Frosting: Mix butter and 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar to crumbs, using fingertips. Stir in 1 tablespoon rum. Spread on top of cake. 

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