Rum Plum Cake

We make this at home every Christmas and drink  Port wine with it. :)

2 cups flour
2 cups brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3 eggs
100 g butter
Fruit bits
4 tbsp dark rum


1. Sift together flour cinnamon, baking powder and salt.
2. Beat together butter and sugar. Add the eggs and then the flour mix gradually.
3. Add fruit bits and rum and fold with a spatula.
4. Bake for 40 mins at 250 deg C.


There is a glaze to go with it. It can be applied to the cake after it cools.

Rum Glaze
1 cup icing sugar
2 tsp dark rum
3 tbsp lemon/orange juice

Mix together and apply to the cake with a brush.