Best 6 Rum Cake With Rum Raisin Ice Cream And Island Fruit Recipes

ISLAND FRUITCAKE WITH CINNAMON-RUM CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• For the fruitcake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the bottom of two 10-inch cake pans with parchment paper.
• In a mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer, whip together the oil, granulated sugar and eggs until the mixture lightens in color. Sift together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and mix until just combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl to make sure nothing is stuck. Fold in the coconut, pecans, dates, bananas and pineapples, being careful to avoid over-mixing. Divide the batter between the prepared cake pans and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Cool the cakes.
• For the icing: In a medium bowl using an electric hand mixer, mix the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla seeds and rum to taste, and mix until smooth.
• Place one of the cakes on a serving plate and use half of the icing to cover the top. Place the second cake on top and cover the top with the remaining icing. Sprinkle toasted coconut flakes over the cake to serve.

RUM CAKE WITH RUM RAISIN ICE CREAM AND ISLAND FRUIT

Steps:

• For cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 3-inch-high sides. Whisk flour and baking powder in medium bowl. Beat butter, sugar, and salt in large bowl until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix 1 cup water and vanilla extract in measuring cup. Fold flour mixture into butter mixture in 3 additions alternately with water mixture in 2 additions. Transfer batter to prepared springform pan.
• Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Cool completely in pan on rack. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.)
• For sauce:
• Combine first 7 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high. Boil without stirring until sauce is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 5 minutes. Cool slightly. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Let stand at room temperature. Rewarm slightly before continuing.)
• Remove sides from cake pan. Slice cake. Place 1 wedge on each plate. Place scoop of ice cream alongside. Spoon chopped tropical fruit alongside. Drizzle cake with sauce. Sprinkle with chopped pecans and serve.

RUM-RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use 1 tablespoon butter to grease an 8-inch tube pan. Place remaining butter in a small saucepan and cook on medium until melted and starting to turn nut-brown. Remove from heat, let sit a few minutes, then pour into a glass measuring cup, leaving any dark sediment in bottom of pan. Set butter aside. Place raisins in a bowl and pour 2/3 cup rum over raisins. Sift flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt into another bowl.
• Beat eggs until light. Beat in sugar and continue beating, about 5 minutes, until very light and creamy. Drain raisins, reserving rum. Add flour mixture to egg mixture alternately with drained rum. Fold in brown butter, leaving any sediment in bottom of cup. Fold in raisins. Spread in pan and bake 40 minutes until lightly browned and tester comes out clean. Spoon remaining 3 tablespoons rum over cake. Cool. Remove from pan. Pile whipped cream in center and serve.

EASY RUM RAISIN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place the raisins in a small bowl, pour on the rum, cover with plastic wrap, and allow the raisins to steep overnight.
• The next day, remove ice cream from freezer and allow to stand at room temperature until the ice cream is softened but not melting, about 15 minutes. Scoop the ice cream into a large bowl, and stir in the rum-soaked raisins, any extra rum in the bowl, and nutmeg until the ice cream is well mixed. The rum will soften the ice cream and make mixing easier.
• Pack the flavored ice cream back into the carton and refreeze until needed, at least 1/2 hour.

RUM N RAISIN ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Combine fruits, rind and mixed spice with rum and let stand overnight.
• Line 19cm square cake tin with plastic wrap and freeze until required.
• Combine softened ice cream with fruit mixture, chocolate and nuts.
• Spoon into prepared pan, cover and freeze overnight.
• Turn or lift onto serving platter. Decorate with chocolate curls and dust with cocoa powder.

HOLIDAY RUM & RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Combine raisins and rum; cover and stand until rum is absorbed.
• Stir together: flour, baking powder, salt. Blend butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl on low speed.
• Beat on high speed for 5 minutes, scraping down sides often.
• Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternatly with cream.
• Stir in raisins and turn into baking pans. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake: 12 cup bundt pan - 70 to 80 minutes; or 2-6 cup bundt pan - 40 to 45 minutes.
• This cake gets very brown on top. Cool 10 minutes, then remove from pans.
• Brush with Rum & Butter Glaze.
• Allow cake to absorb and repeat until glaze is used up.
• GLAZE: Melt ½ cup butter in saucepan; add 1 cup sugar and ¼ cup water.
• Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in ½ cup rum. Cool slightly.