January 2022 - Cooking with Rum

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                                   Spirited Roast Beef

Ingredients:

  • 1/8 lb. Butter
  • 5 lbs. Rump Roast
  • 4 Anchovies, chopped
  • 1 Large Onion, chopped
  • 2 tsp. Salt
  • 1 Tbsp. Brown Sugar
  • 3 Tbsp. Dark Rum
  • 2 C. Beer
  • 2 Tbsp. Flour
  • 1 C. Sour Cream
  • Juice of ½ Lemon

Directions:

  1. Butter the rump roast well on all sides, then place in a baking dish uncovered and brown at 450°F.  
  2. Add anchovies, onion, salt, brown sugar, rum and beer.  
  3. Cover dish and bake for an additional 3 hours at 300°F, or until tender.  
  4. If pan juices begin to dry, add more rum and beer.In a bowl, combine flour, sour cream and lemon juice.  
  5. Add this mixture to the pan juices to make a gravy.  Excellent for mashed potatoes.  Serves 8.

                               Lazy Rum Daisy Cake

Ingredients for the cake:

  • 1/3 C. Whole Milk
  • 1 Tbsp. Butter
  • 1 C. Cake Flour
  • ½ tsp. Salt1
  • ½ tsp. Baking Powder
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 C. Light Brown Sugar
  • 2 tsp. Dark Rum

Ingredients for the frosting:

  • 3 Tbsp. Butter
  • 1/3 C. Brown Sugar
  • 2 tbsp. Dark Rum
  • ¾ C. Shredded Coconut, sweetened

Directions for the cake:

  1. Scald milk, add butter.  Allow to cool down, lukewarm.  
  2. Sift flour, salt and baking powder together.  
  3. Beat eggs and add sugar gradually while beating constantly until thick.  
  4. Fold in the rum and start adding dry ingredients  and milk into egg mixture taking turns with each one.  
  5. Pour cake mixture into a greased square pan (8” x 8”).  Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.

Directions for the frosting:

  1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl in order by list.  
  2. Remove cake from oven and allow to cool for about 5 minutes.  
  3. Spread frosting over cake with a fork. Place in broiler until coconut is lightly browned.