Orange Rum Cake

Name: Orange Rum Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup butter or margarine; 1 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 1/4 cup grated orange rind; 2 tablespoons grated lemon rind; 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 cup chopped pecans; 2 oranges large; 1 lemon; 1 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons rum extract

15 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup grated orange rind
2 tablespoons grated lemon rind
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup chopped pecans
2 oranges large
1 lemon
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons rum extract

Directions

1

Cake: Combine butter and sugar, creaming until light and fluffy; add eggs and citrus rind, beating well.
2

Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Beat well after each addition. Stir in pecans.
3

Spoon batter into a well-greased 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until cake tests done. Leave in pan and pour glaze over hot cake.
4

Orange Glaze: Combine all ingredients in a saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Pour over hot cake. (