Holiday Rum Cake
A delicious but moist cake filled with spiced rum flavors all throughout the cake. Perfect for the holidays or any Family gathering.
Servings 12 Slices
Equipment
- Cake Mixer or Hand Mixer
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
- 2 cups Cake Flour
- 1½ cups Granulated Sugar
- 1 Instant Vanilla Pudding
- 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
- ½ cup Spiced Rum
- 4 Eggs Room Temperature
- ¾ cup Unsalted Butter
- 3 tsp. Baking Powder
- ½ cup Milk
- Vegetable Oil
- 1 cup Walnuts or Pecans
Rum Syrup Ingredients
- ½ cup Spiced Rum
- ¼ cup Water
- ½ cup Butter
- 1 cup Sugar
- ½ tsp. Vanilla Extract
Instructions
Cake Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 325°
- Spray Cake Pan with non Stick cooking spray and add in the chopped nuts to the bottom of the cake pan.
- In a separate bowl combine the Cake flour, baking soda, salt
- In a mixing bowl, add in the Butter, Oil, Sugar, Instant Vanilla Pudding, Vanilla Extract, Milk and Rum and mix on low speed for 2 mins. Adding 1 egg at a time while still mixing.
- Then add in the Flour, Baking Soda and salt mixture and mix for 1 minute. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Pour cake batter into the cake pan making sure that it is distributed evenly. Give your cake pan a light tap on the counter to release any air bubbles.
- Bake in the oven for 40 to 50 min. or until the toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove and let Cake cool.
Making the Rum Syrup
- In a small to medium saucepan, add the water, butter and sugar and bring to a rapid boil.
- Reduce the heat and stir for 1 min. Allowing the sauce to thicken.
- Once the sauce has been simmering, add in the vanilla extract, Rum and remove sauce from the heat.
- Poke small tiny holes in the cake using a skewer. Slowly pouring the Rum Syrup all over the cake, Allow cake to soak up the syrup and cool before cutting the first slice.