Rum cake with white chocolate icing

8 To 10 serv

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
-JUDI M. PHELPS
1packYellow cake mix
cupLight rum --------ICING-------------
2(8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese; softened
2Sticks butter (margarine may be substituted)
¾poundsWhite chocolate; melted and cooled
1tablespoonLight rum

Directions

Prepare mix as label directs but, substitute ⅓ cup rum for ⅓ cup of the water. Divide batter equally among 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for about 23 minutes.

Cool layers 30 minutes on racks. Drizzle layers with additional rum, if desired.

ICING: Beat softened cream cheese until fluffy, gradually beat in chocolate and butter until consistency of whipped cream. Fill and frost cake using 1 cup icing between each layer. If melting white chocolate in microwave oven, melt and mix using minimum time and heat, chocolate can turn brown. Shared and MM by Judi M. Phelps. jphelps@..., juphelps@..., or jphelps@...