Aunt Grace's Rum Cake

Submitted by brittmarie

"This is a family favorite. No one makes a rum cake like Aunt Grace (except other people who have this recipe)."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 1 Bundt Cake
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• Rum Cake

• 1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix (moist recipe)
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
• 4 eggs
• 1⁄2 cup dark rum
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup cooking oil
• 1 cup chopped pecans (Aunt Grace does not add these) (optional)

• Rum Glaze

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup dark rum

directions

1. Cake:

2. Grease and flour (or Pam) bundt cake pan.
3. Sprinkle chopped pecans around bottom of pan.
4. Whisk together cake and pudding mix.
5. Add liquid and eggs; beat with electric mixer on medium for 4 minutes.
6. Pour batter into pan and bake at 350° for 1 hour.
7. Cool approximately 10 minutes; invert onto plate and prick all over with toothpick.
8. Pour glaze over top and let sit for at least one hour (longer is better).

9. Glaze:

10. Mix together water, sugar and butter in saucepan.
11. Bring to a boil; boil over medium for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
12. Mixture will become thick and begin to pull away from saucepan.
13. Add rum--keep face away from saucepan to avoid alcohol cloud that will form.
14. Stir vigorously and remove from heat; pour over cake.