Brown Sugar Pound Cake With Rum

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
• 2 cups dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 cup sugar
• 6 large eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 3 tablespoons dark rum

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 325°f.
• 2 grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
• 3 cream butter and slowly add sugar to the soft butter.
• 4 beat, till very light and fluffy.
• 5 add eggs, one at the time, beating well after each addition.
• 6 add vanilla.
• 7 combine dry ingredients.
• 8 add to butter alternating with the milk.
• 9 end with the flour mix.
• 10 fill in prepared pan.
• 11 bake for 1 hour and 35-40 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
• 12 cool cake completely; then remove from pan.
• 13 tip: at this stage, you might want to wrap the cake in plastic wrap and let it rest for a day, as this will make it moister.
• 14 for the sauce, combine cream, butter, sugar, corn syrup and rum in a sauce pan.
• 15 bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking occasionally.
• 16 cover and continue to boil for 1 minute to wash down the sugar crystals from the side.
• 17 wash the sides with a wet brush to clear off all sugar.
• 18 uncover and boil for 3-4 minutes without stirring.
• 19 cool lightly and drizzle over cake.