Friday, November 30, 2012

Rum Raisin Butter Bundt with Rum Honey Glaze for #BundtaMonth

This rum raisin Bundt cake is loaded with rich butter and topped with a rum honey glaze.


It’s time for another Bundt cake!  And for this month’s BundtaMonth the theme is Boozy December so my mind instantly turned to rum and raisin.  It’s a classic combination, at least in the Caribbean.  Ask any Trinidadian.  Rum is an essential part of many of their recipes from black cake to rum punch to ice cream.  Indeed, rum raisin is one of their most traditional ice cream flavors. 

Also, my current liquor cabinet, which is an 8-inch space of cabinet in my kitchen, is extremely limited to what was purchased upon entry in Duty Free. Here in Dubai, you cannot buy alcohol until you have a liquor license.  And you cannot get a liquor license until you have a resident’s permit. And you cannot get a resident’s permit until you can stay in the country for three weeks at a stretch because you have to surrender your passport to the relevant authorities. And my dear husband was only here a couple of days before he was off again to Paris.

So, without further ado, I give you this rum raisin Bundt cake with loads of rich butter, topped with a rum honey glaze.  I made this for the lovely real estate agent who helped us get settled in our house.  She went beyond the normal call of duty, even taking me to buy snacks at the grocery store on the day that I was waiting around in an empty house without transport or telephone for the airfreight and rental furniture. She deserved a cake filled with booze and gratitude!

When I sent this home with her whole, my only request was that she send me some photos when she cut it, so the last photo is hers.  If you need a recommendation for a real estate agent here in Dubai, just let me know.  She is wonderful!

Ingredients
For the cake:
100g golden raisins
1 cup or 240ml golden rum, divided into half
3 cups or 375g flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups or 340g butter, softened
1 1/2 cups or 240g sugar
3 eggs
1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 cup milk
1 cup or 240ml heavy cream

For the glaze:
1/2 cup or 115g butter
1/2 cup or 120ml honey
1/2 cup or 120ml rum

Method
Put the raisins in a small bowl and pour half of the rum for the cake over them.  Allow to soak until all the rum is absorbed by the raisins.  (This can be done a day ahead to save time on baking day.)  Hide the bowl in the refrigerator or passersby will keep pinching raisins out of your rum bowl.  Or was that just me?  Anyway, better to put them out of sight.

When you are ready to proceed, preheat your oven to 350°F or 180°C.  Thoroughly butter or spray your Bundt pan with non-stick spray and then coat it with a little flour.

In a medium size bowl, mix together your flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Set aside.


In a large mixing bowl, use electric beaters or your stand mixer to cream together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy.



Add in the eggs and egg yolk and vanilla and beat again until blended.  Don't forget to scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula.



Add in the rum and beat again.  Don’t be alarmed when the batter looks curdled.  As we add in the flour mixture that curdled look will go away.



Add about a third of the flour mixture to the batter, along with a third of the cream.


Beat until just incorporated and then add another third of each.


Continue the process with the last third of flour mixture and cream.


Fold in the rum soaked raisins.  There might be a little rummy raisin juice in the bowl.  Hum that in too.



Spoon your batter into your prepared Bundt pan, then smooth out the top with your spatula.



Bake in the preheated over for 55 to 60 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.  Mine actually took closer to 70 minutes.


Cool in pan for 10 minutes.  Remove from pan and cool completely on a cake plate.


When the cake is completely cool, put the honey, rum and butter for the glaze into a saucepan.  Turn on the fire on low and mix together as the butter melts.  It may already start to bubble.



After a minute or so the fumes from the rum should have evaporated and you can turn the heat up a little.  We don’t want a fire here, folks.  Boil the mixture for three to four minutes, stirring constantly.  If you have a candy thermometer, you are looking to reach a temperature 240-248°F or 115-120°C.  If you don’t have a candy thermometer, not to worry.



Remove from heat and stir to cool slightly.  Not too long or the glaze will begin to harden and you will have to eat it like candy and start over.  While I realize that many of you won’t have a problem with this, I just wanted to warn you.


Use a spoon to ladle the glaze over your completely cooled cake.  Do not poke it with your fingertips because you will leave print marks behind in the shiny, shiny glaze.



Give this cake to someone who deserves a special treat or share it with someone you love.   Because it’s just that wonderful.




Enjoy!

BundtaMonth is the brainchild of Anuradha of Baker Street and Lora of Cake Duchess.  And they would love for you to join us.

Have a look at all the lovely boozy Bundts we have baked this month!

Araby Spice-Limoncello Bundt Cake with Limoncello Glaze by Lora from Cake Duchess
Bailey's and Buttershots Bundt Cake by Karen from In The Kitchen With KP
Banana Pineapple Bundt Cake with Coconut Rum Glaze by Carrie from Poet In The Pantry
Chocolate Bourbon Mini Bundt by Holly from A Baker's House
Chocolate Port Bundt Cake by Paula from Vintage Kitchen
Eggnog Rum Pound Cake by Dorothy from Shockingly Delicious
Madeira Pound Bundt Cake by Renee from Magnolia Days
Mint Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake with Creme de Menthe by Laura from The Spiced Life
Shirley Temple Bundt Cake Kim Beaulieu | Cravings Of A Lunatic
Spiked Eggnog Bundt Cake with Bourbon Glaze by Kate from Food Babbles
Sweet Potato Bourbon Bundt by Jennie from The Messy Baker Blog
Long Island Iced TeaCake by Deb from Knitstamatic
Rum and Raisin Butter Bundt with Rum Honey Glaze by Stacy from Food Lust People Love
Tiramisu Bundt Cake with Kahlúa Mascarpone Glaze by Anuradha from Baker Street
Vanilla and Bourbon Cake by Kate from Diet Hood
Vanilla Mini Bundt Cakes with Kahlúa by Alice from Hip Foodie Mom


Here's how you can be a part of Bundt-a-Month:
- Get inspired by your favorite cocktail, mocktail or just use your favorite liqueur and bake us a Bundt for Boozy December.
- Post it before December 31, 2012.
- Use the #BundtAMonth hashtag in your title. (For ex: title should read #BundtAMonth: Chocolate Cinnamon Bundt)
- Add your entry to the Linky tool below
- Link back to both Lora and Anuradha’s announcement posts.
 
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26 comments :

  1. Wow! I hope you get that license real soon! Rum and raisin is a classic combination indeed and one that you have taken to a totally new level! The rum honey glaze sounds amazing. Luscious and decadent! Your bundt looks fantastic, Stacy! Thanks for baking along. :)

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  2. Paula @ Vintage KitchenDecember 1, 2012 at 4:33 AM

    I´m glad you could get your hands on some rum; this looks fantastic! The glaze sounds soooo good, I will try it very soon!

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  3. Thanks, Anuradha! I hope we do too! Especially as Simon is back and can't travel for three weeks so no duty free either.

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  4. It was sticky and delicious, Paula. I licked the spoon clean!

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  5. Beautiful cake! I love that sticky glaze. It sounds like your real estate agent deserved this lovely treat! I bet she'll want to help you all the time to get more desserts.

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  6. Thanks, Laura! She surely did deserve it. We were told that she was great to work with and the folks that told us that were right!

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  7. You're a doll to make this for your real estate agent. I think you may be getting more cake requests soon, Stacy. Funny how the process is there to buy alcohol. Here you can get it 24 hrs a day any day. Gorgeous bundt, my dear.

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  8. It's because it is a Muslim country, Lora. You also have to prove that you are over 21, are not Muslim and you have to have an income over Dhs. 3000 a month which is a little more than US$800. I guess so that the lower income laborers don't spend all their money on drink. It's a strange system to us but I can't complain because next door in Saudi Arabia, you can't buy it at all. Thank you for your kind words about my Bundt!

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  9. Jennie @themessybakerblogDecember 1, 2012 at 10:56 AM

    That is a long list of requirements for some booze. You poor souls. Your bundt looks amazing, and I adore that glaze with the honey in it. Happy #BAM, Stacy! Pinned.

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  10. Thank you! I must confess that Egypt was almost as challenging. The only alcohol available if you couldn't buy duty free, was local stuff that you didn't want to drink. So when I was in the States in the spring and summer visiting family, I was like a child in the candy store. Buying alcohol because I COULD. It's probably not a good thing. : ) The glaze was wonderful, Jennie! I'm sure it will make an appearance on other things soon.

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  11. What a challenge for you since you are in Dubai. I don't know if I could live there with the alcohol restrictions. The glaze on this cake is enough to make me want to bake it. Sounds heavenly.

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  12. OMG, what a beautiful and lovely bundt!! Did your real estate agent like it? :)

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  13. Once the license comes through, we are good to go and the liquor store is mere minutes away. This is one of the nicer places I've lived! They have everything. Even Shake Shack, for those who know it. My elder daughter was thrilled by that news. The glaze was pretty special, Renee. Thank you for your kind words.

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  14. She did, Alice! When she sent me the photos, the Subject: of her email was: "This cake is absolutely divine !!!!!" And that's a lot of exclamation points. Thank you for your kind words!

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  15. What a beautiful, decadent looking cake! I am not a big fan of rum raisin but my mom is, so I bet I end up making this cake at some point!

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  16. Personally I'd like to dive right into that glaze! Beautiful!

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  17. Whoa!! First thing first... that glaze! Oh, that glaze looks INCREDIBLE!! Sticky and thick, I just want to stick my finger in there and have a little taste. I wish I could right now. Honestly. Your cake sounds amazing and that glaze takes it over the top. Lovely job!

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  18. What a lovely cake, it reminds me of one that was often seen in Bermuda when we lived there-- a Bermuda rum cake. I thought I had the recipe and intended to make it for Boozy December Bundts but never did come across it. Now I have your recipe, thanks! I hope you are settled into your new home soon. I am sure you've made a lasting friend in your real estate agent-- this cake is surely the way to meet some of your neighbors too!

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  19. Touching it is the greatest temptation! That's why I specifically said, Just don't! It's so shiny that you leave fingerprints. Which will not do for a gift cake, right? Thank you for your kind words!

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  20. When I was a child, I wasn't a fan of anything baked with alcohol but I've gotten over that now. : ) I hope your mom enjoys it!

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  21. Thank you, Deb! The glaze is the most glamorous part! I love that it came out all shiny and golden.

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  22. I think rum is widely used all over the Caribbean, Holly. We are settling in nicely! Thank you for asking. I am slowly getting to know my neighbors too.

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  23. Bundt cakes are wonderful things and yours is a true thing of beauty. That glossy toffee dripping down the sides has filled me with longing - sigh.

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  24. Oh mah gosh, that glaze!! What a rich and beautiful bundt!

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  25. Thanks, Katerina! I was pleased with how it turned out.

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  26. Thank you for your kind words! Bundts are rather special, aren't they?

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