Something for Everyone
By Andrew Eitelbach

Bah Rum-a Rum Rum

While fruitcake is the ubiquitous holiday gift cake, a better choice would be a buttery, melt-in-your-mouth-delicious rum cake from Rum Cakes by Kelli. A 9-inch cake — the largest size — serves 15 people (provided no one fights for a second piece, which is likely to happen). Topped with crushed almonds or pecans, the dessert isn’t dripping with rum but sweetened with it, giving you a hint in the flavorful yellow cake. Kelli Kindel makes a delightfully dense chocolate version as well, and since rum cakes are all she makes, she’s dangerously good at it. $39.95, rumcakesbykelli.com