How to make Jamaican Rum Cake

This rum cake is made with Jamaican rum and a package cake mix making it an easy bake. The rum cake is soaked in rum syrup with walnuts on top having lots of rum flavor. Great anytime!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 18.25 ounce package Pillsbury yellow cake mix with pudding in the mix.
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup Appleton Estates rum
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1 cup walnuts
• 10 inch tube cake pan
• 1/4 lb. butter
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup Appleton Estates rum

1. In a large bowl, blend cake mix, eggs, oil, water and 1/4 cup rum. Beat per instructions on the cake mix (2 minutes on medium speed).

2. Grease and flour 10 inch tube pan. Place cup of nuts evenly on the bottom of the pan.

3. Pour batter over nuts and bake in oven 350 degrees till done 39-43 minutes. Cool and remove cake from pan onto large plate.

4. For glaze, melt butter, sugar and 1/4 cup water in a sauce pan over medium heat. Stirring constantly, boil for 5 minutes.

5. Remove from heat and add 1/2 cup rum. Pour slowly over cake, allowing cake to absorb most of the syrup.

Tips & Warnings

• Use a much larger plate than diameter of cake or one with a curved or deep edge to allow room for unabsorbed syrup.
• Use a golden light rum not a dark heavy rum.
• Do not over boil the syrup or it will crystallize.

[geemare]

on 9/27/2009 This is a great way to get rum flavor. The Appleton rum is a great choice not too harsh. I will definately try. Perhaps soaking a store bought cake would work just as well.

[Desula]

on 10/22/2008 This is a wonderfully easy for recipe for rum cake.