October 2017- Cooking with Rum

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October 2017- Cooking with Rum

Spiced Rum Chicken and Mushrooms

Ingredients: 

• A 2 lb. Chicken, chopped

• 3 Garlic Cloves, diced

• Salt and Ground Black Pepper, to taste

• 2 Tbsp. Olive Oil

• ¾ C. Spiced Rum

• 1 C. Mushrooms, sliced

Directions:

In a saucepan add oil and heat. Add chicken, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook until chicken is brown. Add mushrooms and cook until mushrooms are soft. Lower the heat and add spiced rum, mix and cover with lid. Serves 3.

Date Spiced Cake 

Ingredients: 

• 1 C. Sugar

• 2 Tbsp Salted Butter, softened

• 1 Egg

• 1 tsp. Baking Soda

• 1 ½ C. All Purpose Flour, sifted

• 1 tsp. Cinnamon

• ½ tsp. Nutmeg

• 1 tsp. Cocoa

• 1 C. Rich Buttermilk

Directions:

Cream sugar with butter. Add the egg and beat again. Sift the flour two more times, on the second time add the cinnamon, nutmeg and cocoa. Mix the baking soda with the buttermilk then add the flour to the butter mixture, alternating with the buttermilk mixture. Beat mixture to make a smooth batter. Pour into two 9-inch pans that were previously greased lightly and floured. Bake in 350⁰ oven for about 25-30 minutes, until cakes tests done. Remove cakes from pan and cool on a rack.

Put the 2 layers together with the following filling:

1 lb. Dates, no seed

1 Cup Water

4 Tbsp. Spiced Rum

1 ½ C. Double Cream, whipped stiff with 2 Tbsp. Spiced Rum

4 Tbsp. Powdered Sugar

Put the dates in a saucepan with water and cook slowly until dates become mushy,  approximately 15 minutes. Stir frequently so as not to burn the dates. Remove from heat and put dates in a strainer. Add the 4 Tbsp of Spiced Rum, add more rum to taste.

Spread an even layer on one of the cakes and place the other cake on top. Mix the double  cream, 2 Tbsp Spiced Rum and powdered sugar to make the icing and cover the cake with mixture. Serves 12.

-Article written by Chef Susan Whitley- 

Hello, my name is Susan Whitley, I am passionate about great foods and beverages. I love finding recipes that incorporate my favorite ingredients and sharing the results with my friends and family.

Through this monthly column I will do my best to inspire you to incorporate the spirit of the tropics into your everyday cooking.

Sue@gotrum.com