Enjoy the Caribbean flavours in this rich and moist ginger spiced rum cake. It's delicious with or without the icing, so feel free to drop that part if you don't have a particularly sweet tooth.
Frost each cupcake with a thick layer of the frosting using an offset spatula. Sprinkle 1⁄2 teaspoon of freshly ground nutmeg on each cupcake, serve and enjoy!
Impress your guests with this rum-soaked, retro classic. You will need four 11cm/4½in baba tins (savarin moulds). Alternatively you can use small dariole moulds. Place the flour in a large bowl.
Prepare oven to 350F. Grease one 12-cup cupcake pan. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar 3 to 5 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Mix in rum, milk, vanilla, and almond extract.
For dinner en famille, simply brush the cake with warm apricot jam, perhaps with a bit of rum stirred in. For something a bit fancier, drizzle on the second glaze just before serving.
“I wanted to carry a rum cake, because I love the idea of consumables,” she said. “I liked the idea of a gift you could eat.” Ms Smith grew up eating rum cake. “I loved it,” she said.