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Rum cake is generally a yellow sponge cake made with rum, soaked in rum or topped with a rum sauce or frosting. Rum cake can be easily prepared ahead as a great dessert for your Christmas or Thanksgiving holiday table.
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Ingredients
- 1 package yellow cake mix (18.25 ounces)
- 1 package instant vanilla pudding mix (3.5 ounces)
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup rum
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup sugar
- Shortening and additional flour for greasing the pan
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How to Make a Simple Rum Cake
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Mix the yellow cake mix and instant vanilla pudding mix in a medium bowl.
- Mix the eggs, 1/2 cup of the water, vegetable oil and 1/2 cup of the rum in a large bowl.
- Add the cake and pudding mixture to the egg and water mixture and mix until well combined.
- Grease a bundt pan with the shortening, then flour.
- Sprinkle the pecans in the bundt pan, then fill with the batter.
- Bake for one hour or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- While the cake is baking, combine the remaining 1/4 cup of water, butter and sugar in a small saucepan over high heat.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer until the mixture has reduced to a syrupy consistency.
- Remove from heat and stir in the remaining 1/2 cup of rum.
- When the cake is done baking, remove from the oven and invert to a serving dish.
- Poke small holes in the top of the cake using a toothpick, then pour the syrupy glaze over the cake.
- Loosely cover the cake and store at room temperature for one day.
- Cut the cake into 10 slices, serve and enjoy! Refrigerate any remaining cake.
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How to Make Rum Cake
In this informative and fun video from the "Cooking With Liquor" podcast series, Ashley Schwartau and Paul Sorice demonstrate how to make a delicious rum cake. They demonstrate what equipment and ingredients you'll need to make the rum cake and walk through the steps of preparation. Pudding is added to make the cake extra moist.
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Rum Cake Questions
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@JbSmooth1 u like rum cake. This guy at my job makes the best. I would say get at me but u know howthat goes
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@Stiz_87 lol u funny girl but i dont knw other than some Rum Cake im bout 2 tear a hole in that...But its gone b plentgy tho
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We got our annual holiday Rum Cake present from Glimmer Train today. I made the mistake of eating a piece last year. Will not repeat this yr
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@CrunchyGoddess I have a great rum cake recipe... but probably not something you want to give a 3 yo. LOL
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@seanakers the giver of the rum, of course. libations first, then purses, then cake. in church they call it LPC
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