Rum Soaked Pound Cake | Explore Louisiana

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 large eggs, separated
• 1¼ cups sugar, divided
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon rum extract
• ¾ cup unsalted butter, melted
• ½ cup half-and-half
• 3 cups rum syrup, divided (recipe follows)
• 3 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
• 2 cups water
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup rum