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How have I spent more than half my life baking away?

I mean, I cannot believe I am old enough to say that.  It feels like just yesterday that my husband was not even a thought (I did not even know him until a year before we got married) and I was living in my childhood home enjoying my night’s coloring or dressing dolls.  It’s crazy how life passes you by so quickly, right? I have so many wonderful stories of the last 12 years though, so I am more than happy with the way my life has progressed.

Well, the other day I was in one of these pensive, nostalgic and sentimental moods and knew I had to whip something up that would cheer me up and help me enjoy my life as it is at this very moment.  Well, I knew I wanted cookies but I wanted them extra chewy!

So I looked up what to do and found the perfect recipe that promised chewy cookies every single time.  It just had one secret ingredient that I had on hand, I had just never used on cookies.  I was mind blown by the results. I ate a whole batch by myself.

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Quick Tip: Use any of your favorite candy in these!

This Homemade Rum Cake is perhaps best suited to holiday gatherings, but it is a straightforward enough recipe that you can make it most any time that you like. It takes about an hour to prep and bake and makes about 10 servings.

Even if you aren’t a drinker, you have to appreciate the depth of flavor that certain spirits can give a dessert. (I remember the whisky sauce that my great-grandmother put over bread pudding–that was to die for!) I love the rich molasses flavor that the dark rum gives to this cake.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Always Order Dessert

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