Small Rum Cake Recipe

For a really moist cake brush rum over the individual sponge cakes before topping them with the filling.
Small rum cake recipe. Cool 10 minutes in pan. In a medium saucepan over medium heat melt butter sugar rum and water. Rum glazed sweet potato cakes recipe this mini bundt cake recipe features pureed sweet potatoes raisins rum and toasted pecans along with cinnamon and nutmeg and is a perfect pick up treat for a holiday dessert party. Stir together cake mix pudding mix eggs water oil and rum.
In a small bowl whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Stir in water and sugar. However as is typical with a yellow cake mix not even a cup of good rum could disguise that cake mix taste. My mother and i tried many different types of rum cake to find the best one and finally hit on this cake that doesn t dry out and imparts the most flavor.
I use doctored up cake mix recipes frequently but only if the result doesn t advertise that i ve done so. Beat eggs oil water and rum in mixer just until incorporated. Pour batter over nuts. I use butterscotch pudding yellow cake although the funfetti is neat too and a cup of captain morgan instead of 1 2 c water and 1 2 c rum.
Bake at 325 in oven for 1 hour. Invert onto serving plate and prick top. Poke cake all over with a toothpick then brush cake with glaze. Grease a bundt pan and spread pecans on the bottom of the pan.
The recipe is perfect as are the instructions to prepare it. Place sponge cakes on dessert plates. Boil 5 minutes stirring constantly. Spray a 12 cup bundt pan very well with floured cooking spray or grease and flour the pan.
While the cakes are baking make the rum syrup for the cakes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft set. While cake is still warm make glaze. Melt butter in saucepan.
Let boil for 5 minutes. Remove the syrup from the heat and let cool for about 5 minutes. Instead of a glaze grab a jar of caramel butterscotch ice cream topping room temp and pours a bit on the top of the batter in the pan. Cake preheat oven to 325f.