Bacardi Rum Cake
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Bacardi Rum Cake
Description
This Bacardi Rum Cake starts with a batter made from a boxed yellow cake mix and vanilla instant pudding mix, blended with eggs, vegetable oil, water, rum, and chopped pecans for texture. The pecans line the bottom of a tube pan to toast slightly during baking. After baking at 325°F for an hour, the cake is cooled briefly before being inverted onto a serving plate. Holes are poked into the top to help the warm glaze penetrate deeply.
The glaze is made by boiling butter, sugar, and water together before stirring in rum and returning to a boil. This warm syrup is spooned over and brushed into the cake repeatedly, allowing the cake to absorb the sweet rum flavor and become moist. The result is a tender cake with a pronounced yet balanced rum and pecan character.
This cake works well as a dessert for gatherings or special occasions where a boozy, nutty cake is appreciated.
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup pecans chopped
- 1 .25-ounce box yellow cake mix
- 1 .4-ounce box vanilla instant pudding mix
- 4 egg
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup rum
Glaze
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup rum
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Sprinkle the pecans into a tube pan.
- Place the remaining ingredients in a large mixer bowl and blend on low speed. Then beat for 4 minutes at medium speed.
- Pour the batter into the tube pan and bake for 1 hour, until the cake begins to pull away from the pan. Do not underbake.
- Cool the cake for 10 minutes in the pan. Then invert it onto a serving plate and poke holes into the top of the cake with a long wooden skewer. Glaze while the cake is still warm.
Glaze
- Mix butter, sugar, and water in a saucepan over medium-high heat and stir until the mixture comes to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Then stir in the rum and return to a boil. Keep warm.
- Spoon and brush the warm glaze evenly over the warm cake. Allow the cake to absorb the glaze, and repeat until all the glaze is used up.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 499 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 499kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 54g | 18% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 75mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 404mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 81mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 36g | 72% |
| Vitamin A | 321IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 108mg | 11% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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