Orange Cake with Hot Rum Sauce
Yield
servingsPrep
30 minCook
60 minReady
90 minTrans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cake | |||
| 1 | cup |
butter
or margarine, softened |
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 5 | teaspoons |
orange zest
grated |
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 2 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | cup |
buttermilk
|
|
| 1 | cup |
pecans
finely chopped |
|
| 1 | x |
powdered sugar
|
*
|
| Hot rum sauce | |||
| ½ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
water
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
orange juice
|
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
lemon juice
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
rum
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cake | |||
| 237 | ml |
butter
or margarine, softened |
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 25 | ml |
orange zest
grated |
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 591 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 237 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| 237 | ml |
pecans
finely chopped |
|
| 1 | x |
powdered sugar
|
*
|
| Hot rum sauce | |||
| 118 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 59 | ml |
water
|
|
| 59 | ml |
orange juice
|
|
| 45 | ml |
lemon juice
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
rum
|
|
Directions
Cream butter in a large bowl until fluffy, gradually adding the sugar.
Beat until light.
Stir in rinds, add eggs one at a time beating after each.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Add alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
Beat well after each addition.
Fold in nuts and pour in a greased and floured 9-inch tube pan.
Bake in a preheated 350℉ (180℃) F oven for 50 to 60 minutes until test done.
Cool in pan on a rack for 10 minutes.
Hot Rum Sauce: Boil sugar and water for 1 minute, cool slightly, add remaining ingredients.
Carefully spoon over warm cake until all is absorbed.
Let cool and dust with powdered sugar.
Cover loosely to store.
