Butter Rum Pound Cake

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Ingredients

  • Cake:
  • Cooking spray
  • 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour (about 6-3/4 oz.)
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup spiced rum
  • Glaze:
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1-1/2 Tbsp spiced rum

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350deg.

To prepare cake, coat an 8x4 inch loaf pan with cooking spray; dust with 2 Tbsp flour.

Lightly spoon 1-1/2 cups flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine 1-1/2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk until blended.

Place granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 5 min). Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture and 1/2 cup rum alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake at 350deg for 50 min or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 min on a wire rack. Run a knife around edges of pan; remove cake from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

To prepare glaz, combine powdered sugar and 1-1/2 Tbsp rum, stirring until smooth. Drizzle glaze over the cake.