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Easy Rum Cake

This Easy Rum Cake is moist and full of flavor! Plus, it's simple to make so you can impress your friends and family.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 12 Slices
Calories 483kcal

Equipment

  • bundt cake pan
  • mixing bowls
  • Saucepan

Ingredients

  • 15.25 ounces yellow cake mix
  • 3.5 ounces instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 4 eggs
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup rum
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Glaze

  • 1 ½ sticks of butter
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup rum

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Grease and flour a bundt cake pan really well.
  • Sprinkle the pecans all over the bottom of pan.
  • Mix all the cake ingredients together in a large mixing bowl until well combined.
  • Pour the batter carefully into the pan over the pecans.
  • Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Meanwhile make the glaze.
  • In a medium saucepan melt your butter.
  • Stir in the water and sugar.
  • Bring up to a boil and boil for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
  • Remove the pan from the heat and add the rum.
  • When you remove the cake from the oven Immediately drizzle 1/3 of the glaze onto the cake.
  • Let the cake cook for 10-15 minutes.
  • Gently Invert the cake onto your serving plate.
  • Gently poke the cake with a fork or toothpick all over the cake.
  • Drizzle the rest of the glaze all over the cake.
  • Let the cake cool completely and soak in all the glaze.
  • Slice and serve!

Notes

Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Slice | Calories: 483kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 338mg | Potassium: 77mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 48g | Vitamin A: 87IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 1mg