Butter Rum Pound Cake

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• cooking spray
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (about 6 3/4 ounces)
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup spiced rum (such as captain morgan's)
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons spiced rum (such as captain morgan's)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 to prepare cake, coat an 8 x 4 inch loaf pan with cooking spray; dust with 2 tablespoons flour.
• 3 lightly spoon 1 1/2 cups flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. combine 1 1/2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk until blended.
• 4 place granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 5 minutes).
• 5 add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. add flour mixture and 1/2 cup rum alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• 6 spoon batter into prepared pan. bake at 350° for 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack. run a knife around edges of pan; remove cake from pan. cool completely on wire rack.
• 7 to prepare glaze, combine powdered sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons rum, stirring until smooth. drizzle glaze over the cake.