Aunt Helen's Rum Cake
- SERVES
- 12
- PREP
- 1 Hr 15 Min
- COOK TIME
- 1 Hr
Aunt Helen's Rum Cake is definitely one you'll be looking forward to on every family occasion, especially when you drizzle it with this sugar-sweet glaze!
What You'll Need
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 (18-1/4-ounce) package yellow cake mix
- 1 (4-serving-size) package vanilla instant pudding mix
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup rum
- GLAZE:
- 1 stick butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup rum
- 1/4 cup water
What to Do
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Coat a 10-inch Bundt pan with cooking spray.
- Sprinkle pecans evenly on bottom of Bundt pan.
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed, combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water, oil, and rum; beat until blended. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Poke holes in the bottom of cake while still in pan; set aside.
- Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine all glaze ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 5 minutes. Watch carefully that it does not boil over.
- Pour glaze evenly over hot cake in pan. Let stand one hour, or until cool. Invert cake onto platter and serve.
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Nutritional InformationShow More
Servings Per Recipe: 12
- Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
- Calories 526
- Calories from Fat 269
- Total Fat 30g 46 %
- Saturated Fat 7.9g 39 %
- Trans Fat 0.4g 0 %
- Protein 4.9g 10 %
- Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
- Cholesterol 83mg 28 %
- Sodium 408mg 17 %
- Total Carbohydrates 54g 18 %
- Dietary Fiber 1.3g 5 %
- Sugars 38g 0 %
