Simple Christmas Rum Cake

Name: Simple Christmas Rum Cake
Prep time: 2 h 5 min
Cook time: 2 h 5 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters butter; 1 teaspoon confectioners sugar for sprinkling; 3 eggs; 59 milliliters rum; 118 milliliters vegetable oil; 59 milliliters water; 237 milliliters white sugar; 517 grams package yellow cake mix with pudding (such as Betty Crocker®)

Simple Christmas Rum Cake might be a good recipe to expand your dessert collection. This recipe serves 10. One portion of this dish contains about 4g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 477 calories. If you have sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 5 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a fluted tube pan (such as a Bundt®) with cooking spray.

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Place the cake mix, eggs, 1/3 cup of rum, 1/2 cup of water, and the vegetable oil into a large bowl. Beat until smooth with an electric mixer on low speed, about 3 minutes.

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Vegetable Oil

Cake Mix

Water

Egg

Rum

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Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

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Bake in the preheated oven until the cake has risen and the top is lightly golden brown, about 40 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center of the cake should come out clean.

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While cake is baking, make the glaze. In a saucepan over medium heat, combine 1/4 cup of rum, 1/4 cup of water, sugar, and butter. Stir and heat until all the sugar has dissolved and the butter is melted. Turn off heat.

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Butter

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Remove the cake from the oven. While still hot and in the pan, poke the cake all over with a long skewer to make many deep holes.

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Pour the glaze over the hot cake. Allow the cake to cool until the cake separates slightly from the side of the pan, 10 to 12 minutes.

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Line a jellyroll pan or large baking sheet with waxed paper. Carefully place the lined pan over the top of the cake pan, and flip the cake pan over to release the cake onto the waxed paper. If desired, transfer cake to a serving platter.

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