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Almond Rum

Almond Rum is built on Cream Of Tartar, Butter Softened, White Sugar, Vanilla Extract, and Lemon Juice. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 1/2 tsp
• 2/3 cup
• 1 1/2 cup
• 1 tsp
• 2 tsp
• 3/4 cup
• 2 1/3 cup
• 2 tsp
• 3/4 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 300F (150 degrees C). Grease one 10-inch tube pan and sprinkle the almonds evenly over the bottom.

2. 2

   In another bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda.

3. 3

   Beat into the creamed mixture.

4. 4

   Stir in about 1/3 of the egg whites to lighten the batter and then fold in the rest gently but thoroughly.

5. 5

   Turn batter into the prepared pan.

6. 6

   Bake at 300F (150 degrees C) for 1-1/2 hours or until cake tests done when a toothpick inserted neat the center comes out clean.

7. 7

   As soon as you remove the cake from the oven, sprinkle the top evenly with the rum.

8. 8

   Transfer to a rack to cool.