Vanilla Rum Cake
Hi, I’ve been asked to make a vanilla rum cake for a birthday, but the design is quite tall. My concern is that the recipe I have soaks the cake with a simply rum syrup and even though the vanilla cake is fairly sturdy, I’m afraid the wetness of the cake may compromise the structure.
Does anybody have a vanilla rum recipe that can be shared that won’t compromise the structure of the cake? Or, does anybody have a suggestion to keep the cake from falling apart?
Many thanks.
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4 Replies
I’d think as long as it is supported well you shouldn’t have structure issues. Can you make it a double barrel tier so that it has internal support?
I would suggest a pound cake but make a simple syrup flavored with rum to brush on the layers and a rum flavored buttercream or bavarian cream filling. Don’t soak the layers, just lightly brush on the syrup.
Shirley
I agree the Shirley’s idea. The thing about having enough support is that you never know until it’s too late:)
Chris
Thank you – I’ll go easy on the syrup and keep my fingers crossed – lol!
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