Five-Flavor Cake

Ingredients

Cake:

• 1 cup/250 mL (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup/125 mL vegetable shortening
• 3 cups/750 mL sugar
• 5 eggs, beaten until lemon-colored
• 3 cups/750 mL all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp/2.5 mL baking powder
• 1 cup/250 mL milk
• 1 tsp/5 mL Watkins Coconut Extract
• 1 tsp/5 mL Watkins Rum Extract
• 1 tsp/5 mL Watkins Butter Extract
• 1 tsp/5 mL Watkins Organic Pure Lemon Extract
• 1 tsp/5 mL Watkins Organic Pure Vanilla Extract

Glaze:

• 1/2 cup/125 mL sugar
• 1/4 cup/60 mL water
• 1/2 tsp/2.5 mL Watkins Coconut Extract
• 1/2 tsp/2.5 mL Watkins Rum Extract
• 1/2 tsp/2.5 mL Watkins Butter Extract
• 1/2 tsp/2.5 mL Watkins Organic Pure Lemon Extract
• 1/2 tsp/2.5 mL Watkins Organic Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 tsp/2.5 mL Watkins Organic Pure Almond Extract

Directions

Cake: Cream together the butter, shortening, and sugar in large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat until smooth. In small bowl, combine flour and baking powder; mix well and set aside. Combine milk and extracts. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Spoon mixture into a greased 10-inch/25-cm tube (angel food cake) pan. Bake at 325°F/165ºC for 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours or until cake tests done. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Turn cake out of pan onto wire rack, invert again. Place waxed paper under rack to catch glaze drippings. Slowly spoon glaze onto top of hot cake and let glaze drizzle down sides of cake. Let cool completely.

Glaze: Combine all ingredients in heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved.

Makes 12 servings.