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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 Italian Rum Cake

Get your Yum on. This recipe from our book A Taste of Utica is like a little slice of heaven. Page 154 through 155: Italian Rum Cake, posted by Mario 1 Italian Sponge Cake (recipe below) 1 recipe of Zabaglione (recipe below) 1 cup chocolate pudding (optional) sliced strawberries whipped cream toasted sliced almonds rum or a rum-sugar wash (for the wash, simply boil 1/2 cup water with 1/2 cup sugar for 3 minutes then stir in 2 TBS of rum). Italian Sponge Cake 8 egg yolks 8 egg whites 2 tsp. grated lemon peal 2 tsp. almond extract 1 [...]