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CNYEats A Taste of Utica Rum Cake

The Utica recipe this week is “Reminiscent of Florentine’s” or so says Rainie Piccione who posted the recipe. To be honest, it has been years since I’ve had Florentine’s rum cake. All I can say is that this recipe is complete heaven. Don’t hold back. Go for a quality pound cake, quality rum, some good home made puddings and frosting. Enjoy the reward. Pound Cake tall enough to cut into 3 layers or use a yellow cake Approximately 3 to 4 oz good quality rum 1 cup vanilla pudding 1 cup chocolate pudding 3/4 cup slivered almonds, lightly toasted 3/4 [...]

By Joanne|2013-02-17T14:29:00-05:00February 17, 2013|Taste of Utica|5 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Baileys Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

My version of Utica’s Bailey’s Chocolate Chip Cheesecake should be CheesePIE. I didn’t use the 10” spring-form pan, I used a 9” deep dish pie shell. Since there was extra filling, I also used a chocolate graham cracker crumb crust. The recipe is found on page 159 of the book A Taste of Utica and is posted by Jo Giacovelli. Crust: 1/4 cup butter 2 TBS sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla 1/2 cup all purpose flour Preheat oven to 400 F. Beat the butter until soft. Gradually add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and stir in flour. [...]