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Top Secret Drunken Rum Cake Submitted by Queen of Quips 1 1/2 cup pecans 1 yellow cake mix with no pudding in the mix (important!) 1 (3 1/2 oz) package instant vanilla pudding mix 4 eggs 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup dark rum (Bacardi's Select Rum works best) Glaze: 1/4 lb butter 1 cup sugar 2 tbls water 1/2 cup rum Butter and lightly flour a bundt cake pan. Chop 3/4 cup of pecans and sprinkle on bottom of pan. Mix together all cake ingredients. Bake at 325F for 1 hour or until golden and cake pulls away slightly from pan sides. Cool on wire rack about 10 minutes, then remove from pan (inverted) and place on cake plate. To make the glaze, melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the sugar and stir well. Add just enough water to liquefy the sugar. Continue to cook until glaze is bubbly and slightly thickened. Remove from heat and stir in rum. Brush over cake, going around 4 or 5 times, until cake is darkened with glaze. Now, the best part! Mix remaining pecans into glaze while still warm. Let soak 1/2 hour. Pour pecans and extra glaze into center of cake. I strongly recommend using a cake plate or platter with a rim because the glaze can be runny. Also, definitely make this the night before serving to let cake absorb as much of the glaze as possible. |
Recipes for real people |
Gay's Awesome Apple Pie 3 or 4 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced 1 c. brown sugar (a little less is okay, too) 1 stick butter (1/2 stick is okay, too) cinnamon for sprinkling 2 deep dish frozen pie crusts Preheat oven to 350 Place apple slices, brown sugar, butter in bottom pie shell. Mix evenly. Sprinkle top with cinnamon, toss, sprinkle again. (I usually add a pinch of nutmeg, too.) Place top pie crust on, cut a few slits to vent. Bake one hour. Allow to cool at least two hours before serving. Tastes best when reheated in microwave for about 30 seconds, topped with vanilla bean ice cream. |
Pumpkin Bread (Makes two loaves) 3 cups sugar 1 cup salad oil (vegetable oil) 4 eggs 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 2 cups pumpkin <--- I used canned, can use fresh 3 1/2 cups sifted flour 2 teaspoons soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon ginger nuts if wish (walnuts work very well) Combine salt and oil. Add eggs and beat. Add dry ingredients. Mix well and add pumpkin and nuts, if desired. Pour into two greased and floured loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 75 minutes. Test for doneness with a toothpick. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan. |
Gay's Perfect Iced Tea 3 family size tea bags, decaf Almost 2 Q boiling water Let tea bags sit in boiling water inside pitcher for at least an hour. Remove bags, place pitcher in fridge. Serving: Fill glass halfway with ice. Pour tea to about an inch from rim. Add juice of one-half lemon, FIVE Equals. (Sweet N Low and the new cheap copy of Equare are not as good. Believe me. We've tested it. It has to be the blue!) |
(Gay is my mother-in-law) |
Go to your grocery and buy one of the cheap apple corer/slicer tools. Kind of looks like a metal wagon wheel. Peel your apples, then use the tool to core and slice them. Saves soooo much time. Not to mention your fingers! |
