Categories: Cakes - Frosting - Icing
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. dry yeast
- 1/4 cup lukewarm water
- 3/4 cup scalded milk
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- grated rind of 1 lemon
- 1 tsp. rum
- 1 cup margarine or butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 5 eggs
- glaze:
- 1 cup apricot jam
- fruit juice or rum as needed
Directions
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Soften yeast in water. Add milk and beat in one cup flour. Let rise 1 1/2 hours.
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Cream shortening and sugar. Beatr in eggs, one, at a time. Add yeast mixture and remaining flour. Add salt, lemon rind and flavoring and beat well.
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Pour into greased Swirl mold and let rise until light.
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Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before removing from pan.
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Glaze: Sieve apricot jam to remove large solids. Heat and then with fruit juice or rum and pour over cake to cover.