Coffee And Rum Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

None None Coffee and Rum Cake
3/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 None eggs
1 3/4 cups self-rising flour, sifted
1 tbsp milk
None None Coffee Syrup
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 cups strong black coffee
2 tbsp rum
3 tbsp sliced almonds, toasted

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Grease a 9 1/2 inch savarin ring pan.
Cream butter and sugar until pale and creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold in flour, a pinch of salt and milk. Transfer to prepared pan and bake for 30 mins, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
Meanwhile, to make the coffee syrup, heat 1 cup water with sugar over low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil and cook for 3 mins. Remove from heat and add coffee and rum.
Let cake cool in pan for 5 mins then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Return cake to pan and drizzle 1/2 the coffee syrup over top. Chill overnight. The following day, simmer remaining syrup for 3 mins. Remove cake from pan and drizzle with syrup. Sprinkle with almonds and slice.