Mrs. Lewis' Rum Cake

Name: Mrs. Lewis' Rum Cake
Ingredients: 1 c. butter (2 sticks); 2 1/2 c. cake flour; 1 tsp. rum extract; 1 tsp. baking powder; 6 small or 5 large eggs, separated; 1 3/4 c. sugar; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1/2 c. chopped nuts

8 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 c. butter (2 sticks)
2 1/2 c. cake flour
1 tsp. rum extract
1 tsp. baking powder
6 small or 5 large eggs, separated
1 3/4 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. chopped nuts

Directions

1

Cream butter and add sugar gradually.
2

Beat at medium speed until well creamed (about 5 to 10 minutes).
3

Add one egg yolk at a time, beating only until yolk is broken.
4

Sift dry ingredients together and stir into batter along with rum extract.
5

Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into cake mixture.
6

Sprinkle 1/2 cup chopped nuts on bottom of a well-greased and floured tube pan, then pour in the cake batter.
7

Bake at 350° for 75 minutes.