Rum Cake with Rum & Raisin Ice Cream & Island Fruits | Jamaican Dessert

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Ingredients

      Rum Cake  

• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 
• 1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 
• 1 3/4 cups sugar 
• 1/2 teaspoon salt 
• 5 large eggs 
• 1 cup water 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla  extract 

    

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​ Sauce 

• 1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream 
• 1/4 cup (1/2     stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 3 tablespoons dark rum 
• 2 tablespoons dark corn syrup 
• 3/4 teaspoon ground allspice 
• 1/4 teaspoon ground     nutmeg 
• Rum raisin ice cream
• 4 cups chopped     tropical fruit (such as pineapple, mango, papaya, and
  guava) 
• Toasted chopped pecans 

Directions

​ For Cake:  

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 9-inch-diameter spring form pan with 3-inch-high sides.
• Whisk flour and baking powder in medium bowl. 
• Beat butter, sugar, and salt in large bowl until light and fluffy, about 4   minutes.
•  Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Mix 1 cup water and vanilla extract in measuring cup. Fold flour
  mixture into butter  mixture in 3 additions alternately with water mixture in 2 additions.
• Transfer batter to prepared spring form pan.
• Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out  clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes.
• Cool completely in pan on rack. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.

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​ For Sauce:

• Combine first 7 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan.
• Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes.
  Increase heat to medium-high. Boil without stirring until sauce is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 5 minutes.
• Cool slightly.
• DO AHEAD Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Let stand at  room temperature. Rewarm slightly before continuing.
• Remove sides from cake pan. Slice cake.
• Place 1 wedge on  each plate.
• Place scoop of ice cream alongside.
• Spoon chopped tropical fruit alongside.
• Drizzle cake with sauce.
• Sprinkle with chopped pecans and serve.