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I was on the fence with this recipe. I don't eat sweet potatoes all that often, but Nathan loves them and asked if I could make this cake.
I made the cake as written, glaze and all. Usually I would omit the rum from the cake since I don't drink, but I was making this for Nathan and I thought he would enjoy the cake, glaze and all.
The cake itself was delicious. It was the glaze I had a problem with. The rum flavor was way to strong for me and I ended up just eating the inside of the cake. Nathan, on the other hand, really liked the cake. Considering he was the one I was making it for, I would call that a success.
Thanks to Lorelei of Mermaid Sweets for hosting this week. The recipe can be found at her blog.
Your bread looks so moist and delicous!
ReplyDeleteIm glad your man loves this cake! It looks good. I would not like the rum either, that is why I left it out!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad he enjoyed it! Sorry about the glaze, I opted for a cinnamon confectioner's sugar icing instead. I'm with you - not a rum person. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks beautiful. I didn't use the rum because I do think it overpowers the flavor. I used extra orange juice and a little vanilla.
ReplyDeleteIt still looks yummy. I too am not a fan of "rum" stuff. :(
ReplyDeleteYour bread looks great! I agree...totally delicious.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds fantastic! Funny how sweet potato morphs into something delish when baked in sweets.
ReplyDeleteWow, it looks great! I was going to make this one (really!) but they didn't have canned sweet potatoes at Trader Joe's.
ReplyDeleteI would probably love this cake as I do love rum!
ReplyDeleteI love the way you set up the photo. An attractive photo with an attractive cake.
ReplyDeleteGlad your hubs enjoyed this one! I thought it tasted a lot like pumpkin. If you ever make it again, you could definitely skip the glaze - I thought the cake was plenty moist without it!
ReplyDeleteLove the staging of your photo. Sorry you didn't like the glaze, but it's cute that you made it for the hubby the way he'd like it :-)
ReplyDeleteI love your photo and the cake/bread looks delicious!
ReplyDeletethanks for the review, if i make it i'll change the glaze b/c my hubby doesn't like a strong rum taste either
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed this one... i left out the glaze completely.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry the cake was not a huge hit for you but it sounds like Nathan LOVED it! Yum!
ReplyDeleteToo bad the glaze didn't work for you, but glad Nathan like it all. Thanks for the sweet comments.
ReplyDeleteYour cake looks fantastic, glad Nathan liked it. It's funny, I think my rum cooked down, I couldn't really taste it.
ReplyDeleteIt looks great!! And I thought it tasted more like pumpkin than sweet potato. Strange?!!
ReplyDeleteYour slice looks great, especially with the nuts. Glad your husband liked it.
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