Ginger Rum Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Adjust rack one-third up from bottom of oven.
2. 2
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. 3
   Butter a 9 x 3?-inch tube pan (or two loaf pans).
4. 4
   Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside.
5. 5
   Combine milk and rum and set aside.
6. 6
   In large bowl of electric mixer cream the butter.
7. 7
   Add the sugar and beat for 2 to 3 minutes.
8. 8
   Beat in the eggs individually, scraping the bowl as necessary with a rubber spatula to keep mixture smooth.
9. 9
   On lowest speed alternately add the dry ingredients in three additions and the milk/rum in two additions, scraping the bowl with the rubber spatula as necessary and beating only until smooth after each addition.
10. 10
    Stir in grated ginger.
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    Turn the batter into prepared pan(s).
12. 12
    Level top by gently shaking pan back and forth.
13. 13
    Bake for about 65 minutes until a cake tester comes out dry.
14. 14
    Let cake stand in the pan for about 3 minutes and then cover with a rack and invert.
15. 15
    Remove pan, leaving the cake upside down.
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    Place over a large piece of aluminum foil or wax paper and prepare glaze.
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    GLAZE: 1/3 cup rum, 1-2 tablespoons sugar
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    Stir the rum and sugar together and brush all over the hot cake until absorbed.
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    If using loaf pans, turn the cakes over and brush the tops too.
20. 20
    Do not cut cake for at least several hours.
21. 21
    Note: To make ginger-flavored rum, soak slices of fresh ginger in rum for at least a week.
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    The alcohol will preserve the ginger for a very long time.
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    I keep using the ginger from the jar and then just add more to keep the flavor consistent as I use and then add more rum too.