Rum-Drenched Vanilla Cakes
- Ready In:
- 2hrs
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
20
ingredients
-
Cake
- 15 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick plus 7 tablespoons)
- 2 2⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- salt, a pinch
- 2 1⁄3 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 2⁄3 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 1⁄2 tablespoons dark rum
-
Syrup
- 1⁄3 cup water
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup dark rum
directions
- Make the cake--position oven rack in center of oven; preheat to 350°.
- Line the bottom of two 8 1/2 inch loaf pans with parchment paper, and spray the sides and bottoms with baking spray.
- Melt your butter, either on the stove top or in the microwave; set aside and let cool.
- Meanwhile, take out your eggs and bring them to room temperature (about 30 minutes).
- In a bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together; set aside.
- In a big bowl, add in the sugar; then add the eggs one at a time, whisking after each addition until thoroughly blended with the sugar.
- Whisk in the vanilla extract, then the cream, then the rum.
- Using a rubber spatula, gently add a third of the flour mixture, stirring until just blended before adding the next third.
- Repeat until all the flour mixture has been blended in (the batter should be smooth and thick).
- Fold in half the melted butter; when incorporated, fold in the rest.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pans and smooth the tops with the spatula.
- Place the pans on a cookie or baking sheet and bake.
- After 30 minutes, check the cakes for color; if they are browning too quickly, take a sheet of foil and lightly cover them.
- Bake for an additional 25-30 minutes, until a pick comes out clean.
- Make the syrup: In a saucepan, stir the water and sugar together over medium heat.
- After the sugar dissolves, bring the mixture to a medium boil (medium, because a full boil will burn the sugar and you don't want that).
- Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the rum; pour the syrup into a heat-proof bowl to cool.
- When the cakes are done, cool for 5 minutes in the pans before unmolding them and transferring them to cake racks.
- Place the cake racks over a baking sheet lined with parchment or wax paper to catch the drips.
- Using a thin knife, a long toothpick, or a cake tester, poke holes through the cake.
- Slowly brush the cakes with syrup, allowing time for the cakes to absorb the syrup.
- Leave the cakes on the rack to cool to room temperature before serving.
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