Paula Deen's Rum Pound Cake Recipe

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Paula Deen's Rum Pound Cake
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 5 large eggs
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1/4 cup dark rum
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup rum

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F Grease entire 12-cup tube pan and line bottom with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, beat butter and shortening at medium-high speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine flour and baking powder.
  4. In a small bowl, combine milk, rum and vanilla.
  5. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, alternately with milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating well after each addition.
  6. Pour batter into prepared pan; sprinkle evenly with chopped pecans.
  7. Bake 1 hour and 10-15 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes clean.
  8. Pierce top of cake 8-10 times with a thin skewer. Pour Rum Glaze over hot cake.
  9. Let cake cool in pan for 15 minutes. Remove from pan, invert onto wire rack and let cool completely. Serve cake pecan side up.
  10. Rum Glaze:.
  11. In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 419.96 Kcal (1758 kJ)
Calories from fat 224.44 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.94g 38%
Cholesterol 69.46mg 23%
Sodium 507.8mg 21%
Potassium 108.66mg 2%
Total Carbs 43.11g 14%
Sugars 20.33g 81%
Dietary Fiber 2.86g 11%
Protein 5.06g 10%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 1.7mg 10%
Calcium 94.7mg 9%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 396.58 Kcal (1660 kJ)
Calories from fat 211.95 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23.55g 38%
Cholesterol 65.59mg 23%
Sodium 479.54mg 21%
Potassium 102.61mg 2%
Total Carbs 40.71g 14%
Sugars 19.2g 81%
Dietary Fiber 2.7g 11%
Protein 4.77g 10%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 1.6mg 10%
Calcium 89.5mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 9.9
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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