Christmas Rum Cake

Christmas Rum Cake – I have seen several postings of a favorite recipe for Vodka Christmas Cake, and want to share the recipe for Christmas Rum Cake that my mother passed down to me many years ago. Cheers – Rum, Baking Powder, Butter, Baking Soda, Sugar, Lemon Juice, Eggs, Brown Sugar, Dried Fruit, Nuts, Before you start, sample the rum to check for quality. Good, isn’t it? ; Now go ahead. Select a large mixing bowl, measuring cup, etc. ; Check the rum again. It must be just right.; To be sure rum is of the highest quality, pour one level cup of rum into a glass and drink it as fast as you can. ; Repeat.; With an electric mixer, beat 1 cup butter in a large fluffy bowl.; Add 1 seaspoon of thugar and beat again. ; Meanwhile, make sure that the rum is of the finest quality – try another cup. Open second quart, if necessary.; Add 2 large leggs, 2 cups fried druit and beat till high. If druit gets stuck in beaters, just pry it loose with a drewscriver. ; Sample the rum again, checking for conscisticity.; Next sift 3 cups of pepper or salt (it really doesn’t matter which). ; Sample the rum again. ; Sift 1/2 pint lemon juice. ; Fold in chopped butter and strained nuts. ; Add one babblespoon of brown thugar, or whatever color you can find. ; Wix mell.; Grease oven and turn cake pan to 350 gredees. ; Now pour whole mess into the coven and ake.; Check the rum again, and bo to ged.; – You can tell – this is not a real recipe, it’s just a funny 🙂

Submitted by Kim Wiar Gibbons