The Best Italian Rum Cake Recipe

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The best italian rum cake recipe.

Place bottom layer on plate cut side up brush with rum syrup becarful not to get cake too wet or the layers will be soggy. Add 4 eggs 1 2 cup cold water 1 2 cup vegetable oil and 1 2 cup baquardi rum 80 proof. That s a different type cake. Ingredients for the sponge cake.

Allow to soak in for about 5 min. Add vanilla flour and baking powder mix well. Beat egg yolks add water and cup sugar. Lol the original recipe calls for dark rum i had regular clear rum.

If you like the original recipe that s great but please just don t call it italian cream cake. So think yellow cake wet and rummy. It s a yellow cake that will absorb a lot of liquid. Stir in the rum and vanilla.

Assembly of cake 1. It s not heavy like a pound cake. Spritz a 10 to 12 cup bundt pan with cooking spray. For an extra layer of nutty flavor sprinkle the inside of the pan with almond flour and turn the pan to coat evenly.

Italian rum cake is a delicious 3 or 4 layer cake which is a tradition for birthdays special occasions in many italian families. Shake out any excess. If you make it with 3 layers omit the whipped cream layer. Sift onto a sheet of waxed paper and then spoon into measuring cup and level.

Slice cake in 1 2 to form two layers. Just in case you were wondering an italian rum cake recipe isn t a babka. Pour the milk into a medium saucepan set over low heat. My favorite authentic bakery style italian rum cake.

The big key is letting it sit. I told you face down on the floor. Sponge cake layers pasticciera cream filling and stabilized whipped cream. 1 cup sifted unbleached all purpose flour.

Looking for rum cake. There are 3 basic parts to the cake. Clean blades and beat egg whites until frothy. Sift onto a sheet of waxed paper and then spoon into measuring cup and level to rim 4 25 ounces king arthur all purpose flour or 4 625 gold medal 1 cup sifted unbleached all purpose flour.

This is a very rummy cake. Slice the two layers in 1 2 again making 4 thin layers. For the pastry cream.