Rum Cake

I was recently in the tropics and they sell rum cakes on most of the Islands. After tasting it I thought "I think I could make this better!" This recipe is awesome. Perfect cake with the perfect amount of rum. Very detectable so you do have to LIKE rum. Big hit with our friends.<br/>I used Bacardi dark rum. I added a cup of finely cut pineapple to the cake recipe. I swapped out the water in both the cake and the glaze for the pineapple juice reserved from the canned pineapple.

I have been making this exact cake for decades (since it appeared on the back label of the Bacardi Dark Rum bottle in 1979-1980. :-) It is an excellent rum cake (not to be served to children or anyone with an alcohol problem, as it IS quite potent!) <br/><br/>I find that piercing the cake while it is still in the pan and pouring 1/3 to 1/2 of the glaze over the cake while it is still warm (in the pan) helps the cake to soak up the glaze. I then use a pastry brush to "paint" the remaining glaze on the top and sides of the cooled cake. Very yummy, and a frequently asked for cake for family holidays/birthdays/reunions. :-)

This was great - I did change it a little - well, maybe a lot, but here goes: I used a devil's food cake mix and chocolate pudding; then buttermilk instead of water. When the cake came out of the oven, I poked holes in it and poured an additional 1/4 cup of rum over it - let it sit 10 minues, then removed it from the pan - while it was cooling on the rack and I was making the glaze, I poked holes in the top and drizzled another 1/4 cup of rum over the top. I actually painted the glaze onto the cake, and then, as we cut the cake, I used the glaze that had dripped off to paint the cut sides. It was awesome - especially good with Hagen das Dulce la leche ice cream!! Thanks

I can't believe I haven't rated this yet, I've made at almost a dozen times! TOTALLY wonderful, yummy, and now is the official "most requested birthday cake" in my circle of friends. I bought a bunch of flavored rums on a Caribbean cruise a while ago, and it's been sitting in my liquor cabinet. Thanks to this AWESOME recipe, it's now almost gone...I couldn't think of a better, or more tasty, use. I like to use the pineapple rum for the cake and the coconut rum for the glaze. I also like to add about a cup and a half of chopped pecans (that I quick toast a bit in a small pan with about 2 T. of butter). Throw that in the bottom of the pan before putting in the batter. YUM. DELICIOUS!

Great cake, I made this for a baby shower since the Mom2B is really missing being able to have any kind of alcohol. Because of that, when adding the rum I did put it back on heat to boil 2 additional minutes as I wanted the taste, but not the alcohol. I did poke holes in the base of the cake and pour about a 1/4 or 1/3 of the glaze into the cake from that direction, letting it sit and soak in for about 5 minutes before inverting the cake. Very popular with those who like rum, extremely strong rum taste, so those who don't like rum, didn't care for it.