I send boxes of Xmas cookies every year to friends and family all over the country. I'm looking for a small cake that will also travel well, I was thinking fruit cake (not always a favorite) or rum cake. Can this cake be baked in many mini sized pans? Would it travel well? Could you soak with rum for a rum pound cake? As a preservative, of course. Yes, yes - all of the above! Great idea. Not sure just how long it would be preserved; probably not many months, as fruitcake is, but it would certainly travel well, especially bruhed with some syrup. Suggestion: Make a trial batch first to nail down the pan size, baking time, and how much to brush (don't want to use so much syrup it falls apart; it's not as sturdy as a fruitcake). Good luck - PJH

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