Old Fashioned Rum Cake

Old Fashioned Rum Cake

1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
3 cups cake flour
1 tsp. soda
1/4 to 1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup Rum or 2 tsp. Rum flavoring
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Cream shortening.
Add sugar to shortening gradually and cream together well.
Add eggs and blend well.
Sift dry ingredients together.
Add dry ingredients and buttermilk alternately beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
Beat well after each addition.
Add rum and vanilla.

Bake in slightly greased and floured tube pan for 15 minutes at 375* then decrease oven to 350* and bake for 30 minutes more.
After cake cools, remove from pan and baste with Rum Sauce (recipe follows).

Rum Sauce

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1/2 cup Rum

Combine all ingredients in pan and heat until it boils.
Remove from heat and dip sauce over cake.
Place cake in a box or can and allow to penetrate.

Enjoy!

Honey Butter TNT

Honey Butter TNT

Beat 1/2 cup softened butter or margarine
1/4 cup honey and if desired,
1/2 tsp. grated orange peel until fluffy

Enjoy!!

Honey-Cornmeal Drop Biscuits TNT

Honey-Cornmeal Drop Biscuits TNT

450* oven
10-12 minutes

1 3/4 cups baking mix (Bisquick)
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup milk
2 tbsp. honey

Mix all ingredients until dough forms, beat 30 seconds.
After beating, drop dough by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake until golden brown.....10-12 minutes

Enjoy!!