Rum Cake

I know it isn't exactly the season for rum cake but this one is so good you could eat it spring, summer, fall and winter!

Recipe adapted from Golden Rum Cake by Jackie Smith

1 pkg. yellow cake mix

1 pkg. instant vanilla pudding mix

4 eggs

1/2 cup of each of the following: veggie oil, water and darkkkk rum!

Glaze

1/2 cup of butter

1/4 cup of sugar

1/2 cup dark rum

Preheat oven to 325. Grease and flour a bundt pan. Combine both mixes and add in the eggs, water, oil and rum. Pour batter into bundt pan. Bake for 1 hour! Let it cool.

To make the glaze, combine butter, water and sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat and continue stirring and boil for 5minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup dark rum.

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The best way to add the glaze is to poke holes through the bottom of the cake while it is still in the pan. Pour half the glaze over cake bottom. The holes let the glaze seep through the cake and soak it in. Pop cake out of bundt pan and pour remaining glaze on top, let it set to cool before serving.

***I have no patience, the cake smelled delicious and I assumed all things taste better straight out of the oven. But if you try eating it before it cools completely be prepared. All you can taste is the alcohol. Remember, the cake tastes better the longer you let it cool!!!



Up-cycled swimsuit

I purchased a really cute swimsuit before Brandon and I went to the Caribbean a few years ago and was so disappointed by the design and fit of the triangle top. I only wore it twice over the past three years. I knew what I didn't like about it and I thought I could fix it up and I DID!

The turquoise was attached by clear plastic thread.  The bead was too long for the top and made the two pieces very spread apart, which made the coverage terrible. I was always looking down to make sure I didn't pop out.

I had some earrings that I had only worn a few times and a really cute bracelet with charms that matched the same metallic from the clasps on the bikini top.

I used the hook off of the earring to secure the two triangles together.

I took this charm off the bracelet and attached it to the clasp. I love the way it turned out and am finally able to wear it!

Bead detail from the swim bottoms.

Letter craft

I started with the 'W's all over the house. They sell these wood cut-out's at hobby lobby for next to nothing and I bought some decorative scrapbooking paper to cover them with and then also did one in corks.

The cork 'W' took more time than I expected. I wanted to use real corks and not the foamy ones so it took some time sorting them. I also wanted to include some of the corks from our favorite wines and ones that were more decorative so the overall design took a little longer than I thought.

Coleus!

I am in love with the beautiful lime greens and deep burgundies of the coleus plant. It is very easy to grow in shaded areas, was on sale at work ($1.98 for a six pack!) and goes great with my new pot! I paired it with a green and white caladium and some dracena spikes, voila!