Rum Cake
INGREDIENTS:
- 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed
- 1 pound pitted dates, chopped
- 1 pound chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup boiling water
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons rum
PREPARATION:
Cream butter and sugar; beat in chopped dates and nuts. Mix soda with water and pour over first mixture. Add beaten eggs. Stir in flour and salt, beating until smooth; stir in rum. Turn into a greased and floured 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan.
Bake at 300° for 1 1/2 hours. Remove from pan and ice with Rum Glaze.
Rum Glaze
Mix 1 cup confectioners; sugar with 1 tablespoon rum; add water, a teaspoon at a time, to desired consistency. Spread over warm cake.