Easy Rum Cake
Description
This easy rum cake recipe uses box cake mix to make a moist Bundt topped with walnuts and glazed with a rum sauce perfect for holiday entertaining.
Ingredients
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1 cup chopped walnuts
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1 (15 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix
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4 large eggs
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1/2 cup dark rum
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1/2 cup water
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1/2 cup vegetable oil
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1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
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1/2 cup butter
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1/2 cup white sugar
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1/8 cup water
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1/4 cup rum
Directions
1
Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt or tube pan.
2
To make the cake: Sprinkle walnuts over the bottom of the prepared pan; set aside.
3
Mix cake mix, eggs, dark rum, water, oil, and vanilla pudding mix together in a large bowl until well combined. Pour batter over walnuts in the pan.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
5
Cool, then invert cake onto a serving plate. Gently prick holes into the top and sides of cake with a toothpick or skewer.
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To make the glaze: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir sugar and water into melted butter; bring to a boil.
7
Cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. Remove glaze from heat; stir in rum.
8
Drizzle warm glaze over top and sides of cake.