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December 4, 2008 at 10:43 pm #588896
ellenaterMemberIt’s the festive holiday ball time of year. Any place in West Seattle sell rum balls? Mmmmmm rum balls.
December 4, 2008 at 10:46 pm #648954
ErikParticipanti’ve always made my own rum balls, it’s one of the better parts of the holiday season!
8-)
December 4, 2008 at 10:46 pm #648955
JenVMemberellenater – I have a recipe for a mean rum cake I can pass along if you’d like. Not for the faint of heart or anyone under 21.
December 4, 2008 at 10:57 pm #648956
JoBParticipantrum balls, rum cake.. where will it all end?
December 4, 2008 at 11:05 pm #648957
ivaronalkiMemberellenator…have you tried “pete shweaty’s balls”?
December 4, 2008 at 11:24 pm #648958
flowerpetalMemberAhhh, we move on from bacon to rum. Gawd I love this blog. My paternal grandmother made her Christmas rum cake during the week between Christmas and New Years. And that was the rum cake for the next Christmas; 12 months away. She would periodically take down the rum cake from a top shelf of a kitchen cupboard; unwrap its many layers of cloth; drizzle on some rum; wrap it up; and stow it away again. With all of that continual soaking of rum, it never spoiled and was potent by next Christmas. Of course I was a youngster at that time so the “potent” part is only by heresay! ;~)
December 4, 2008 at 11:25 pm #648959
flowerpetalMemberPerhaps a slice of rum cake with a scoop of maple nut bacon ice cream!
December 5, 2008 at 12:22 am #648960
cjboffoliParticipantivaronalki: My mouth is watering just thinking about those Schweddy balls. They’re always bigger than expected too. Good times.
December 5, 2008 at 12:28 am #648961
SueParticipantI’ve never been a fan of rum balls, but if we’re talking bourbon balls, these are the best on earth: http://rebeccaruth.stores.yahoo.net/bourbonballs1.html
December 5, 2008 at 12:42 am #648962
ellenaterMemberThe bourbon balls look yummy but it’s gotta be rum and it’s gotta be balls. Erik, could you share your recipe?
Pete’s lmao.
Flowerpetal that is the most awesome story! My mouth is watering.
JenV, I would like that recipe. But I bet you make it the best. :)
December 5, 2008 at 12:51 am #648963
ErikParticipantellenater –
Here is the classic Bacardi rum ball recipe, of which a few variations have sprung:
http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/822/BacardiRumBalls70929.shtml
The more conventional recipes substitute out the honey for corn syrup:
December 5, 2008 at 1:30 am #648964
ellenaterMemberThanks, Erik!
Do you know if it matters if you use the dark rum? I have light on hand.
The other recipe said to toast your nuts (I’m gonna leave that one alone for now). That sounds good!
December 5, 2008 at 1:30 am #648965
FranciParticipantJenV, if you are sharing the recipe will you send it my way too. Love Rum Cake
December 5, 2008 at 2:20 am #648966
JanSParticipantrum balls are my fave…Guess I need to get my arse to your house, huh, Erik…
December 5, 2008 at 2:32 am #648967
TammiWSMemberJenv – I’d love the recipe too. That sounds delicious…. Would love to see the blog posts after we’ve all eaten a couple pieces of this cake!
Thanks
December 5, 2008 at 4:02 am #648968
ErikParticipantellenater – Don’t think it matters as the other recipes just say ‘rum’.
I still have some white overproof rum that made it back with me from Jamaica that is going in the next batch…we’ll see.
December 5, 2008 at 5:33 am #648969
JanSParticipantIf I could afford it, I’d be using Lemon Hart Demerara Rum (151 proof – lol)….yummmmm..
December 5, 2008 at 6:07 pm #648970
ellenaterMemberMmmm, I know what I’m asking for this Christmas, lol. I better get to work. Thanks for your help, Erik!
December 5, 2008 at 6:37 pm #648971
JenVMemberI will grab the recipe and try to type it up this weekend. It’s the only thing I know how to bake other than Jiffy cornbread. :P
December 5, 2008 at 6:47 pm #648972
AlParticipantPerfect timing. I have time to make goodies this year and this is fantastic. A good excuse to visit the liquor store this weekend too! Yum! Chocolate + dark rum = goodness.
December 5, 2008 at 11:11 pm #648973
IrukandjiParticipantHey Full Tilt! How about some rum ball in eggnog ice cream?
December 6, 2008 at 6:22 am #648974
spanaMemberAlki Bakery used to have fantastic rum balls, though my most recent memory is probably circa 1995. Worth checking.
December 6, 2008 at 6:34 am #648975
celeste17ParticipantAccording to a recipe in my mom’s recipe box here is her recipe for rum balls:
3 ounces of unsweetened baking chocolate
1 cup almonds
1 (3 ounces)package cream cheese
1 cup confectioners suger
1 teaspoon of instant coffee
1/4 cup rum
1/2 cup chocolate sprinkles
Melt Chocolate
Process almonds in a food processor (or by chopped almonds)
Transfer to a medium bowl and add cream cheese, confectioners sugar, instant coffee and rum
Stir in chocolate. If dough is to soft to form balls refrigerate for one hour
Roll into 1″ balls; roll in chocolate sprinkles. Store in a container in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
December 10, 2008 at 2:42 am #648976
ellenaterMemberThey turned out killer. I mixed a few suggestions from recipes and on here. I used Walker’s shortbread cookies in place of vanilla wafers and I used pecans and toasted them. I used a very good quality cocoa powder too and rolled in confectioners sugar. PROBABLY added a little too much rum for texture but they were tasty!
Celeste, I’m trying your mom’s recipe next year!!!!
December 10, 2008 at 7:04 am #648977
celeste17ParticipantAre we getting to taste your Rum balls on Sunday?
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