Banana Rum Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 3/4 cups brown sugar, packed
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon dark rum
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 2 tablespoons dark rum
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375f; spray a 10-inch tube or bundt pan with cooking spray.
• 2 to make the cake:.
• 3 sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon; set aside.
• 4 beat the brown sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy.
• 5 add the eggs and beat well.
• 6 combine the bananas, milk and rum in a small bowl.
• 7 add the flour mixture alternately with the banana mixture to the batter, beating at medium speed after each addition.
• 8 pour into prepared pan, spreading evenly.
• 9 bake for 1 hour or until wooden pick inserted in center of the cake comes out clean.
• 10 cool in the pan for 15 minutes.
• 11 remove from the pan to a wire rack; cool completely.
• 12 to make the glaze:.
• 13 combine the confectioner's sugar, rum and butter in a small bowl, mixing until smooth.
• 14 drizzle over the top of the cake.