Spice Cake with Rum-Flavored Whipped Cream

By davidv

This traditional pound cake has all the flavors and spices of the holiday season. The rum-flavored whipped cream really makes it look and taste like a decadent dessert.

Tip: Like less spice? Feel free to halve the amounts listed, or omit some of the spices entirely. Like a lot of spice? Add more, as desired.

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1-1/3 cups cake flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1-1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1-1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp ground all-spice
• 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1-1/4 cups buttermilk
• Whipped Cream:
• 2 cups heavy cream, cold
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 2 tsp rum extract

Details

Adapted from qvc.co

Preparation

Step 1

To prepare the cake, preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and lightly flour a 10" Bundt pan; set aside.

Sift together both flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground spices in a large bowl. Set aside.

Cream the butter and both sugars until light in color in the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment. Add the eggs, one at a time, followed by the vanilla extract. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.

Set the mixer speed to low and alternate adding the sifted dry ingredients and the buttermilk. Mix until the ingredients are well incorporated.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 40–45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

While the cake is cooling, prepare the whipped cream. In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with a whisk attachment, whip the cream, vanilla, and rum extract until frothy. Add the powdered sugar and whip until medium picks form.

When the cake has completely cooled, dollop the rum whipped cream on top and serve.