Cake with Rum Syrup

 

Photo Source: Recipes of Ybor City Facebook Group

This cake takes me back to childhood Christmas seasons.  There was a time when we would visit friends and family on Christmas Eve like a marathon.  I can't remember exactly who made this cake, but it was made every year.   

It was sinfully delicious!

CAKE:

2 c. sifted cake flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. sugar
6 egg whites
12 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla

Set oven to 375 degrees. 

Sift flour, baking powder and salt into medium-size mixing bowl. 

Beat egg whites until stiff, adding sugar a little at a time. 

Add egg yolks one by one. 

Fold in sifted flour. 

Add vanilla and pour into a buttered square cake mold. 

Bake for about 30 minutes. 

Let cool. 

Cut cake into squares but do not take out of the pan.

SYRUP:

4 c. sugar
2 c. water
1 cinnamon stick
1 lime peel
3 or 4 drops lime juice
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. rum or sweet wine

Put the sugar, water, cinnamon stick, lime juice and lime peel in a pot. 

Bring to a boil and let it boil for about 5 minutes. 

Take off the stove and add vanilla.
 

Let cool and add the rum. 

Pour the syrup over the cake squares. 

Best when refrigerated a while.

Recipe from Recipes of Ybor City Facebook Group