5 from 14 votes
Rum Cake Recipe
This Rum Cake is a rich, moist dessert made using a yellow cake mix blended with instant vanilla pudding and spiced dark rum. The cake bakes in a bundt pan to create a ring-shaped dessert that is then topped with a warm rum-infused glaze made from butter, sugar, and water. Optional toasted coconut flakes add texture and a subtle nutty flavor, complementing the spiced rum notes. The result is a tender crumb with a glossy, flavorful topping that soaks lightly into the cake’s surface.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings:
12
servings
Calories:
462 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Cake
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
- 1 yellow cake mix 15 oz boxed
- 1 Instant pudding mix French Vanilla flavor, 3 ¾ oz box
- 4 egg
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup dark rum spiced
Topping Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- ¼ cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup dark rum spiced
- ½ cup coconut flakes optional, unsweetened
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Grease and flour a bundt pan.
- In a mixing bowl, combine all cake ingredients and mix with an electric mixer until all the lumps are gone.
- Pour into the prepared pan and place in the oven. Cook for about 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- In a medium saucepan, melt the butter on the stove. Whisk in the water and sugar, and bring to a light boil. Stirring constantly, cook it for about 5 minutes. When the 5 minutes is up, remove the pot from the stove and pour in the rum.
- Allow the mixture to cool a bit. Turn the bundt cake out onto a plate or cookie sheet. When the topping mixture is cooled, use a spoon to drizzle the mixture over the top of the cake, making sure to get all of the cake.
- (Optional) Add the unsweetened coconut flakes to a small, dry frying pan over medium heat. Stir for a few minutes until the coconut is toasted and has turned brown. Sprinkle over rum cake.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1slice
Calories
462kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
53g
(18%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
(35%)
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
75mg
(25%)
Sodium
405mg
(17%)
Potassium
63mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
36g
(72%)
Vitamin A
316IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
103mg
(10%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 462
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice | |
| Calories | 462kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 53g | 18% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 75mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 405mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 63mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 36g | 72% |
| Vitamin A | 316IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 103mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.