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Rum cake on a white plate.

Easy Rum Cake with Cake Mix

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  • Author: Sandra Flegg
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 12 servings

Description

This Easy Rum Cake with Cake Mix is made with a yellow cake mix in just 10 minutes of prep time. Adding pudding and rum to the cake mix results in a fluffy moist crumb that is irresistible. A very popular cake to serve at Christmas as the richness of the cake makes it perfect for the holidays!!

Ingredients

1 Box Butter Flavored Yellow cake mix

1 3.4-ounce box instant vanilla pudding

4 eggs

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup oil

1/2 cup dark rum

Glaze

1 cup sugar

8 tablespoons unsalted butter

1/4 cup water

1/4 cup dark rum

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a bundt pan with vegetable oil, or non-stick cooking spray.
  2. In a large bowl combine cake mix and instant pudding, whisk until thoroughly combined.
  3. Add eggs, water, oil, and rum, mix until thoroughly combined, 1-2 minutes.
  4. Pour batter into the prepared bundt pan and bake for 40 minutes.
  5. To prepare glaze, add all ingredients to a medium sized saucepan.  Bring to a boil stirring with a whisk occasionally.  Continue to boil glaze for 3 minutes stirring occasionally, there should be about 1 ¼ cups of glaze.
  6. Check cake for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the thicker part of the cake.  If the toothpick comes out clean or with little crumbs the cake is done.  Remove cake from oven and place on cooking rack.
  7. While cake is warm poke several holes on the surface of the cake with a toothpick.
  8. Pour about a quarter cup of glaze over the top of the cake, allow to soak into cake 1-2 minutes.  Invert cake onto serving platter.  Pour half of the remaining glaze over the cake.  Allow cake to sit and soak up glaze for about 1 minute then pour the remaining glaze over the cake.
  9. Allow cake to cool completely at room temperature.

Notes

Storage instructions:

The rum cake can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

Freeze rum cake by wrapping a portion a in double layer of plastic wrap then wrap it in foil. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight.

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Oven Baked
  • Cuisine: American

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