Chocolate Rum Cake
Description
A delicious chocolate rum cake with a rich rum glaze that's easy to make with chocolate cake mix and chocolate pudding for a fabulous Christmas dessert.
Ingredients
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1 (18 1/4 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
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1 (3 9/10 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
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4 eggs
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1/2 cup water
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1/2 cup vegetable oil
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1/2 cup white rum
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1/2 cup chopped walnuts
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1/2 cup butter
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1 cup white sugar
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1/4 cup white rum
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1/4 cup water
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch Bundt pan; place chopped walnuts in the bottom of the pan.
2
Beat cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil, 1/2 cup of water, and 1/2 cup of rum in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high speed for 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan over the walnuts.
3
Bake in the preheated oven until a skewer inserted into the cake comes our clean, 50 to 60 minutes.
4
To make the rum glaze: Combine butter, sugar, 1/4 cup of rum, and 1/4 cup water in a saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil and cook for 2 minutes; pour immediately over still warm cake.