BEAUTIFUL CUP RECIPES

Steps:

• For the cake: Grease a Bundt pan and spread pecans on the bottom of the pan. Beat eggs, oil, water and rum in mixer just until incorporated. Add pudding mix and cake mix and beat on med, about 3 to 5 minutes just until you get a smooth texture. Pour into pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 40 to 45 minutes. The cake should have a light golden brown color, but will darken with the glaze.
• For the glaze: Melt butter in saucepan and add the sugar and water, bring to a boil. Once it starts to boil, take off the heat and add the rum. Pour into a large measuring cup that will hold that amount or more. Set aside. 
• Once cake is ready, take out of oven and leave in pan. Gently prick holes into the cake with a skewer. Slowly pour half of the glaze over the cake making sure to fill in all the holes. Once the cake has soaked up the glaze, turn cake over, removing pan, onto the base that the cake will stay on. Gently prick more holes on other side and slowly pour other half of glaze over cake. Fill the center of the cake with reserved pecans. Let cool and enjoy. The cake is best if left at room temperature. 

Steps:

• Slice leftover steak against the grain into thin strips. Allow steak to come to room temperature.
• Make the horseradish cream. Mix together ½ cup of sour cream with 2 tablespoons of prepared horseradish. Adjust the amounts to suit your tastes and according to the strength of the horseradish, which can vary greatly between brands.
• Meanwhile, make the caramelized onions. To do this, slice a large sweet onion into rings. Heat a skillet over moderate heat; add a tablespoon of oil. Add onion rings and a pinch of salt; saute slowly until golden brown and caramelized, about 45 minutes or so. Don’t turn up the heat! In fact, if your onions are browning too quickly, turn the heat to medium-low. I like to add a couple teaspoons of brown sugar at the start of cooking; it helps the onions to caramelize and makes them a bit sweeter. You can also try adding a healthy dose of your favorite hot sauce toward the end for an extra spicy treat!
• If you’re a mushroom lover, slice some mushrooms and saute over high heat in a small amount of oil (yes, high heat so they get nice and brown…that’s where all the best flavor is).
• Now make the garlic bread…that’s right, garlic bread. First, add a minced garlic clove (or two) to ¼ cup of extra virgin olive oil; let sit at room temp for at least thirty minutes. Next, take a couple of ciabatta rolls – don’t substitute here, trust me – and brush on your olive oil onto the cut parts of the rolls. Place rolls cut side up on a baking sheet and broil until golden brown.
• Top roll bottoms with sliced steak, sautéed mushrooms, caramelized onions and a slice of jack or provolone cheese. Place back under broiler until cheese is melted. Spread horseradish cream onto cut side of roll top and place on top of sandwich.