Serves: 8
Total Calories: 413
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan. Put the egg whites in a large mixing bowl. Put the egg yolks in a small bowl. In a separate medium bowl mix the flour, baking powder, and salt.
2. With an electric beater or mixer, beat the egg whites until foamy and white. Add 1/4 cup of the sugar. And beat until shiny and soft peaks form. With the same beater, in a separate bowl beat the yolks with the remaining sugar until thick, pale yellow, and fluffy. Add the yolks to the beaten whites, and using low speed, blend 5 seconds.
3. With a rubber spatula, in 3 additions, fold the flour mixture carefully into the egg mixture. Drizzle the melted butter and vanilla over the batter, and stir gently to blend ingredients into a smooth batter.
4. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until the cake is golden brown on top, and a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
5. When done, remove the cake from the oven, and let stand in the pan on a rack 5 minutes. (Don't cool cake.) Meanwhile, prepare the rum syrup. In a medium pan, stir together the sugar and water. Bring to a boil, stirring, to dissolve the sugar then reduce heat to low and simmer 2 minutes. Remove from the heat, and stir in the rum.
6. Gradually spoon the hot rum syrup over the hot cake until it is all absorbed. Cool at least 1 hour before serving. Cut the cake in wedges while in the pan and serve at room temperature or cold. Store the cake, well covered, in the refrigerator up to 3 days.
From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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