Citrus Rum Cake

By juliedee29

Ingredients

• For the cake:
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup of margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• Grated rind of 2 oranges
• Grated rind of 1 lime
• 2 1/2 cups flour, sifted
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk (1 cup milk plus 1 tbsp lime juice left to sit for 5 - 10 minutes)
• For the Rum Glaze:
• 2 tbsp rum
• 1 cup sugar
• Juice from 2 oranges
• Juice from 1 lime

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from homemadezagat.com

Preparation

Step 1

For the Cake

Heat oven to 350 degrees

Cream sugar and butter together until light and fluffy

Add grated rinds of lime and oranges

Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition

Add sifted dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder) alternating with buttermilk. Beating well between additions until smooth

Pour into a well greased and floured tube pan

Bake for an hour

Remove cake from pan and pour glaze over cake.

Allow cake to cool before removing from pan

For the Glaze

Strain juices into a saucepan

Add sugar and rum

Bring to a boil