How to bake a quick, easy, delicious rum cake using cake mix

A quick and easy way to make a special and scrumptious cake, using cake mix and a few basic ingredients.

After making this cake a few times you'll be able to do it by heart.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Yellow Cake Mix
• vegetable oil
• eggs
• instant pudding mix
• rum
• butter
• sugar
• bundt pan

1. Begin by greasing a bundt pan and pre-heating oven, according to cake mix directions.

2. Prepare the batter according to the package directions, except add one box of instant vanilla pudding. Pour into bundt pan and bake according to directions.

3. After removing cake from oven, let cool. Remove from pan and place on a large plate (several inches bigger than cake)
   
   Meanwhile, melt 3/4 of a stick of butter over low heat in a frying pan. Stir in 1 cup of sugar and slowly add 1 cup of rum. Keep temperature low enough that butter doesn't brown.

4. Pour rum mixture slowly over cake, letting it drip down the sides. Some of the mixture will absorb into the cake, the rest will cool to form a glaze.

Tips & Warnings

• This cake is delicious to eat the day you make it... it is even more delicious the next day!
• To make a healthier version (though why bother!) you can reduce the oil required in the recipe by about 1/2. You can also reduce the amount of butter mixture you prepare. The cake will still be moist and delicious.
• The best thing about this cake is that you can make lots of tweaks and it still comes out delicious!
• This recipe contains alcohol and not all of the alcohol burns off in preparing the glaze. Those avoiding alcohol should not have this cake.