When you just don’t have the time to make an elaborate Christmas cake, take a tasty shortcut by using packaged cake mix with our Vannila Rum Cake Recipe.
Vanilla Rum Cake Ingredients:
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 (18-ounce) package vanilla cake mix
- 1 (3 ounce) package vanilla instant pudding mix
- 3 eggs
- ¾ cup gold rum
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon allspice
Glaze:
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup rum
- ½ cup maple syrup
Vanilla Rum Cake Baking Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour a Bundt pan. Arrange pecans evenly along bottom of pan.
2) In a large mixing bowl, beat together cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, rum, butter, cinnamon, and allspice. Pour batter over nuts in prepared pan. Bake 60 to 70 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cook 5 minutes and invert onto serving plate.
3) Prepare the glaze: Combine all ingredients in a small pot. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce to a simmer, and cook 5 minutes, stirring, until thickened. Remove from heat and pour over cake. Cool, slice, and serve.
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