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Bacardi Rum Cake

Cake:  1 Cup chopped pecans or walnuts

1 18 1/2 oz. pkg. yellow cake mix

1 3 3/4 oz. pkg. instant vanilla pudding

4 eggs

1/2 Cup cold water

1/2 Cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup dark rum (80 proof)

Glaze: 1/4 lb. butter

1/4 Cup water

1 Cup granulated sugar

1/2 Cup dark rum

 

Preheat oven to 325ºF.  Grease and flour 10" tube or 12-cup Bundt pan.  Sprinkle nuts over bottom of pan.  Mix all cake ingredients together.  Pour batter over nuts.  Bake 1 hour.  Cool.  Invert on a serving plate.  Prick top.  Spoon glaze evenly over top and sides.  Allow cake to absorb glaze. 

Glaze:  Melt butter in saucepan.  Stir in water and sugar.  Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly.  Remove from heat.  Stir in rum.

Tammy's Carrot Cake

Sift Together:

2 Cups flour

2 Teaspoons baking powder

1 Teaspoon salt

2 Teaspoons cinnamon

Set aside.

1 1/2 Cups vegetable oil

2 Cups Sugar

4 Eggs

Beat after each.

Add dry ingredients.

Then add:

2 Cups grated carrots

1 Small can crushed pineapple

1 Cup walnuts

Pour into greased and floured pan.

Bake 1 hour at 350º  then cool.

Glaze

8 oz. cream cheese

1/2 Cup butter

1 Box powdered sugar 1 lb.

2 Teaspoons vanilla

Beat until creamy and drizzle over cake.

Sand Tarts

1 cup butter (or butter flavored Crisco)

3/4 cup powdered sugar

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup chopped pecans

 

Preheat oven to 325°

Cream butter and sugar.

Add flour gradually and mix well.

Roll into crescent shapes.

Bake about 25 minutes on an ungreased cookie sheet until lightly browned.

While still hot, roll in additional powdered sugar.

 

-Clydell Gilmore

 

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