Thursday, February 1, 2007

Five Flavor Cake

By Laura's request...My mom's delicious recipe:

Five Flavor Cake

2 sticks butter or margarine
1/2 c. shortening
3 c. sugar
5 eggs (beaten for 5 minutes)
3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. milk
1 tsp each cocunut, rum, butter, lemon, and vanilla extract

Cream butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy. Add beaten eggs. Combine flour and baking powder and add to creamed mixture alternating with milk. Stir in flavorings. Spoon mixture into greased and floured tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees for one and a half hours. Add glaze before removing from pan.

Glaze:
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. water
1 tsp. each cocunut, rum, butter, lemon, and almond extract.

Combine in heavy saucepan and bring to a boil and stir until sugar melts. Spoon over hot cake and let sit until cool. Remove cake from pan when cool.

2 comments:

stacibee said...

Yum Linz! That sounds delish...but I'm not one bit surprised. Your mom is an incredible cook!

Unknown said...

Thanks, Linz! I'm so excited to try this out!!! Hope your drive went well, and that you guys settle in easily. We miss you already!!!