Rum Flavored Icing Food

RUM CAKE WITH RUM GLAZE

Steps:

• Combine butter, shortening, and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer (or mixing bowl and hand mixer). Beat well, until blended.
• Add eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly between additions.
• Add flour. Combine. Add buttermilk. Combine.
• Next, add baking soda, salt, baking powder, and vanilla extract. Mix to combine.
• Lastly, beat in the rum and pour into a buttered and floured bundt pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F. for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Spoon over the cake while still warm.
• Make a second batch of the rum glaze. Allow it to cool and whisk it with powdered sugar until it's a pourable icing consistency. Add more powdered sugar for a thicker icing. Drizzle over cake. Enjoy!

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.

RUM WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Whip the cream in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. When it starts to thicken, add the sugar, vanilla, and rum. Continue to whip until it forms stiff peaks. Serve cold.

RUM SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix together flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, and butter until the mixture resembles cornmeal.
• Combine eggs, sugar, rum extract, almond extract, and nutmeg until well mixed.
• Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture. Stir until well blended.
• Divide the dough into two equal halves. Refrigerate the dough for 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place dough on a lightly floured surface. Roll the dough out until it is 1/8 inch thick. Using a cookie cutter cut the dough into cookies (whatever shapes you please).
• Place the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake 7 to 9 minutes.
• When cookies have cooled frost generously with Rum Flavored Icing if using.
• Rum Flavored Icing:.
• Heat butter and milk over a low heat. When melted remove from heat.
• Stir sugar and rum extract into the butter and milk mixture. Use hot water to thin the icing to your desired consistency.