Christmas Rum Cake

Contributed By: L R

Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed
1 pound pitted dates, chopped
1 pound chopped walnuts or pecans
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup boiling water
3 eggs, beaten
2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons rum

Method:

Cream butter and sugar. Beat in chopped dates and
nuts. Mix soda with water and pour over first mixture. Add
beaten eggs. Stir in flour and salt, beating until smooth;
stir in rum. Turn into a greased and floured 13 x 9 x 2-inch
pan. Bake at 300? for 1 1/2 hours. Remove from pan and ice with Rum Glaze.

Rum Glaze
Mix 1 cup confectioners; sugar with 1 tablespoon rum;
add water, a teaspoon at a time, to desired consistency.
Spread over warm cake.


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