This is a recipe that is both a family favorite and a tradition. My husband originally got it from an elderly and very sweet lady at his church. Through the years we have played with it a little here and there by changing a few of the ingredients and the respective amounts of each and have come out with what might just be the best rum cake recipe you will ever come across! Just try it and you will see!
Dave’s Rum Cake
Ingredients:
1 stick of butter
1/2 cup of chopped walnuts or almonds
4 large eggs (I have to say this because in one of my other recipes someone asked me what size eggs to add and it is a legitimate question because when you go to the grocery store there are small, medium, large, extra large and even jumbo eggs. For this recipe and for all the others will assume large sized eggs).
1 package of yellow cake mix
1 tablespoon vanilla extract (use the real vanilla not the imitation as there is a big difference in flavor and taste).
1 package of vanilla instant pudding mix
1/4 Cup of olive or vegetable oil
1 Cup of dark rum (some recipes call for rum syrup – to make a really good rum cake there is no substitute for the real thing and you can add more than a cup depending on how strong of a rum flavor you want to have).
1/2 Cup of water
1/2 Cup of sugar
1/2 Cup of brown sugar
Mix the cake ingredients together (sans the nuts, butter, water, sugars and half of the rum – these will be used for the delicious frosting). If you or a member of your family are allergic to nuts you do not have to include the chopped walnuts or almonds in this recipe. Else placed the nuts sporadically across the bottom of the pan. Be sure and cover the bottom of the pan equally – else one slice will get all the nuts and other one won’t). Next fill-in with the mixed ingredients.
You can also opt to change the consistency of your rum cake by putting the nuts in with the mixed ingredients so instead of them being on the bottom of the cake they’re mixed throughout the cake. And if you really like nuts this way you can add more to the recipe.
Bake the ingredients at 350° 55 to 60 minutes. Now keep in mind everyone of them is a little bit different so this may differ a little with your oven. For instance, this rum cake recipe may come out better at 325° or maybe even at 375°. You may also have to extend or reduce the baking time a little bit. But, as a general rule used 350° for 55 to 60 minutes. Then let cool.
Invert the cake onto serving plate you’ll be using. Then take the ingredients that you have not used (the sans ingrediants I listed above) and mix them together to make the frosting or glaze some people refer to it as. You will melt the butter in a saucepan then stir in water and the sugars. Boil for about 5 or minutes and stir well The remove from the heat source and add the rum. Pour frosting or glaze all over the top of the rum cake. Be sure and do this uniformly and evenly so it looks good. Let cool. Serve and enjoy!
This rum cake recipe is excellent for holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving. Some people prefer to serve this rum cake without the frosting or glaze (sans frosting ingredients above) and preferinstead to add the full amount of rum into the mix prior to baking for a stronger taste. I, myself, prefer it just the way it is above. Try it yourself and see…
This recipe is great! I was searching on Google for a good and strong rum cake recipe and found yours. I just made it earlier today and it is divine! Best rum cake I’ve ever had! Thanks for this great recipe!
This looks like what I was looking for. I need a good rum cake recipe. I had a old friend that used to make a great and very tasty rum cake, but she passed away years ago. I will give this a try and let you know how it comes out.