Hazelnut Rum Cake
Ingredients
185g Butter
2 Teaspoons grated Lemon Rind
3/4 Cup CSR Caster Sugar
3 Eggs
1 Tablespoon Rum
125g Ground Hazelnuts
1 3/4 Cups Self Raising Flour
1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon
SYRUP:
1/2 Cup CSR White Sugar
3 Tablespoons Rum
3 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
Method
1 : Beat the butter and CSR Caster Sugar together until creamy and add the lemon rind, beating it well in .
2 : Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3 : Stir in the rum and hazelnuts. Then fold in the sifted flour and cinnamon.
4 : Pour into a well greased 20cm baba or ring tin. Bake about 1 hour in a moderate oven.
SYRUP:
1 : In the meantime make the syrup by combining the ingredients in saucepan. Stir until sugar is dissolved
and bring to the boil.
2 : When the cake is cooked, take from the oven and pour on the hot syrup immediately.
When cooled, turn out of tin on to a serving plate.