Buttered Rum Christmas Cake Food

BUTTERED RUM CHRISTMAS CAKE

Steps:

• Start with the fruit. Pour the apple juice into a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Add the butter, let it melt, then take off the heat and add the syrup and rum. Put the mixed fruit and cranberries into a large bowl, pour over the hot rum mix, then cover tightly with cling film and leave overnight.
• The next day, heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease and double-line a 20cm round, deep cake tin with non-stick baking parchment. Beat the butter and sugar together until creamy and pale, then gradually beat in the eggs until light and fluffy. If the mix starts to split or look lumpy, add 1 tbsp of the flour and keep beating. Sift in the flour, spices and ¼ tsp salt, and fold in using a large spoon. Fold in the orange zest, nuts, soaked fruit and soaking liquid.
• Spoon the batter into the tin, level the top, then make a slight dimple in the middle using the back of the spoon. Bake for 1 hr 30 mins, then reduce oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1 and bake for a further 1 hr 45 mins or until it has risen, is a dark golden colour and a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Put the tin on a cooling rack and leave until warm.
• To feed the cake the first time, use a cocktail stick to poke all over the top of the warm cake. Stir together the rum and maple syrup, then slowly spoon over the cake. Cool completely, then remove the baking parchment, wrap loosely in clean baking parchment and store in an airtight tin. Feed the cake every week to 10 days until you decorate it.
• To cover, ice and decorate your cake, see 'goes well with' for instructions on how to make our Midwinter candle cake, Sparkly bauble cake or Sparkling snowfetti cake.

HOT BUTTERED RUM CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F.
• Spray a 12-cup Bundt pan with cooking spray and sprinkle the bottom with the chopped pecans. Set aside.
• Combine the flour, dry milk, cornstarch, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Cream the butter and sugar together in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add the dry ingredients and mix until combined. (It will look like crumb topping.)
• Whisk together the milk, rum, oil, vanilla and eggs in another bowl.
• Slowly add the liquid mixture to the crumb mixture and mix until combined. (Pouring the liquid in slowly is important. The batter has a high ratio of liquid and will be thin almost like a thick crepe batter, but if you add the liquid too quickly you will get lumps that never go away no matter the amount of mixing!)
• Pour the batter into the pan and bake until the top is golden, center is set and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted, 50 to 60 minutes.
• Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert onto a cooling rack. Poke holes all over the cake using a wooden skewer.
• For the buttered rum sauce: Meanwhile, add the butter, honey, cinnamon, cardamom, allspice, nutmeg, salt and 1/3 cup water to a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until the honey has dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the rum. (It is going to bubble and splatter a little, so be careful.)
• Clean and dry the Bundt pan, then place the cooled cake back inside the pan. Poke a few holes in the top. Evenly pour the rum sauce over the cake. Let the cake sit to absorb the sauce, 30 minutes or up to overnight.
• Invert the cake back onto a cake plate and serve at room temperature. (See Cook's Note.)

BUTTERED RUM CHRISTMAS CAKE

Steps:

• For the soaked fruit, in a large non-metallic bowl, mix the dried fruit and mixed peel. In a small pan, gently heat the orange zest and juice and rum until warm. Remove from heat and stir in the butter, to melt, and maple syrup. Pour over the fruit, stir, cover and leave to soak overnight at room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 150°C (130°C fan) mark 2. Grease and line a 20.5cm round, 9cm deep cake tin with baking parchment. Next, wrap a double layer of baking parchment around the outside of the tin, securing it with string - this will help prevent the sides of the cake from over-browning.
• For the cake, using a freestanding mixer or a handheld electric whisk and large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5min.
• Add eggs a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift in flour and spices and beat briefly to combine. Add soaked fruit mixture and pecans and stir with a large metal spoon to combine.
• Scrape into prepared tin and level. Bake for 2½-3hr, until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool in tin for 10min, then transfer to a wire rack (keeping it in its baking parchment) and cool completely.
• If storing, wrap cooled cake (still in its parchment) in several layers of clingfilm, followed by a layer of foil. Store in a cool, dark place for up to 3 months.

HOT BUTTERED RUM

Steps:

• Using an electric mixer, beat the brown sugar, butter, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt in a medium bowl until blended and smooth. Transfer the mixture to a 4-cup (or larger) measuring cup. Add the rum and then 2 cups of boiling water. Stir until the butter mixture dissolves. Divide the buttered rum among 4 mugs. Garnish with the cinnamon sticks and serve.

HOT BUTTERED RUM

Steps:

• For the butter mixture: Add the butter, brown sugar, honey, cinnamon, cloves and allspice to a medium bowl. Using a rubber spatula, mix everything together until well combined. Transfer the mixture to a mason jar and screw on the lid. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• For the cocktail: Add 2 tablespoons of the butter mixture to each coffee mug. Pour 2 ounces of rum into each mug. Top off with boiling water and stir to melt the butter. Garnish with any or all of the whipped cream, mini marshmallows, cinnamon sticks or star anise and serve.

BUTTER RUM CAKE ( FROM SCRATCH)

Steps:

• I do it by hand just using a wire whip but you can use a Mixer. Just remember DO NOT OVER MIX --
• Beat Butter and Sugar until thoroughly blended then add Eggs One at a time then the Vanilla Extract. Sift together all Dry Ingredients -- Alternately Mix flour and double cream to butter mixture. Pour into Disposable 4 loaf tin pans or 7 cup bunt pan greased and floured. Bake onto a 350 degree oven for 30-40 minutes --
• Rum Syrup.
• Boil together all Ingredients --
• Invert bunt pan drizzle Rum Syrup repeat until it is really soaked.
• When using a disposable tin just ladle syrup on to baked cake -- .

FRUITCAKE WITH RUM

Steps:

• In a large bowl mix the first nine ingredients. Pour rum over and stir. Cover and let sit overnight. Stirring occasionally.
• In a large bowl cream the butter with the brown sugar until fluffy.
• Beat in eggs one at a time beating well after each egg.
• In a medium bowl sift 2 cups of the flour with baking powder,salt, cinnamon, allspice and cloves.
• Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and stir well.
• Toss 1/4 cup flour with the rum soaked fruits.
• Pour batter over the fruit mixture and mix really well. Batter will be very thick.
• Spoon into two 9 X 5 loaf pans lined with greased brown paper. Smooth the tops of the batter in the pans. If you wish arrange some candied cherries and almonds on top of batter.
• Place pans in middle of the oven which has been preheated to 275°F Also place a shallow pan of water on the bottom rack. Bake for 3 to 3 1/2 hours or until toothpick comes out clean. Place loaves in pan on rack for 15 minutes to cool completely. Remove paper or foil and wrap in rum soaked cheesecloth and wrap in foil. Store in cool, dry place for several weeks.

CHRISTMAS RUM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Grease and flour Bundt cake pan.
• Sprinkle nuts over bottom of pan.
• If desired, sprinkle a couple of tablespoons of brown sugar over the nuts.
• Mix all cake ingredients together.
• Pour batter over nuts.
• Smooth out 'til the top is even.
• Bake 1 hour, or a little less if the pan is black. Do not overbake!
• While cake has ten minutes to go, make the glaze.
• Melt butter in saucepan.
• Stir in water and sugar.
• Boil 4 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Turn off flame and pour in rum.
• Stir to combine and reheat for 30 seconds.
• Remove cake from oven.
• Immediately drizzle 1/3 of the glaze on the bottom (top) of the cake.
• Allow to sit for five minutes.
• Invert the cake onto a serving plate.
• Prick surface a hundred times with a fork (gently, please.)
• Slowly drizzle remaining rum glaze all over the top of the cake, allowing it to drip down the sides.
• Cool to room temperature before serving to ensure glaze has soaked inches.

SIMPLE CHRISTMAS RUM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a fluted tube pan (such as a Bundt®) with cooking spray.
• Place the cake mix, eggs, 1/3 cup of rum, 1/2 cup of water, and the vegetable oil into a large bowl. Beat until smooth with an electric mixer on low speed, about 3 minutes.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cake has risen and the top is lightly golden brown, about 40 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center of the cake should come out clean.
• While cake is baking, make the glaze. In a saucepan over medium heat, combine 1/4 cup of rum, 1/4 cup of water, sugar, and butter. Stir and heat until all the sugar has dissolved and the butter is melted. Turn off heat.
• Remove the cake from the oven. While still hot and in the pan, poke the cake all over with a long skewer to make many deep holes.
• Pour the glaze over the hot cake. Allow the cake to cool until the cake separates slightly from the side of the pan, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Line a jellyroll pan or large baking sheet with waxed paper. Carefully place the lined pan over the top of the cake pan, and flip the cake pan over to release the cake onto the waxed paper. If desired, transfer cake to a serving platter.
• Let the cake cool thoroughly and sprinkle lightly with confectioners' sugar before slicing.

NEE'S HOT BUTTERED RUM CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar and beat on medium speed for 5 minutes.
• Add eggs one at a time.
• In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and whisk until blended.
• Add the dry mixture to the butter, alternating with the cup of buttermilk until well blended.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Using a 10-inch tube pan or a 12-cup Bundt pan (greased and floured to prevent sticking), pour batter into pan and bake at 325° for one hour.
• Cool for 15 minutes on a wire rack, then transfer to cake plate and cool completely.
• THIS IS THE TRICKY PART---once cake has cooled completely, return it to the baking pan and prick holes at 1-inch intervals with a wooden pick or skewer.
• Pour 2/3 of the sauce mixture over the cake allowing it to soak into the holes.
• After this has set for about 15 minutes, remove the cake from the pan again and place it on your cake plate and pour the remaining butter sauce over the cake.
• FOR SAUCE: Combine sugar, butter and water in a medium saucepan and cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves; stirring constantly.
• Once this thickens, remove from the heat and add the rum.
• Stir well.

RUM BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Beat butter in a medium-size bowl with electric mixer, until soft.
• Beat in 10x sugar alternately with rum and milk, until smooth and spreadable.
• Frost cake; between cake layers put small amount of frosting.
• Frost sides and top of cake.
• Garnish with chopped nuts, banana slices, walnut halves, or maraschino cherries.