Easy and Delicious Dessert

Everyone needs a signature dessert. An easy-to-prepare and divine-to-share sweet morsel that is perfect for all seasons and reasons. This variation of the famous Bacardi rum cake is my most requested dessert - and my favorite. It is delicious by itself or served with cut pineapple or a fruit salad. It’s a a ray of sunshine for any gathering.  Rumor has it that is was featured in Bacardi rum ads, available in liquor stores on recipe cards and enclosed in the bundt cake tins.

What makes this thrifty? It’s your signature dessert.  In approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes, using ingredients in your pantry and a little rum you can create a memorable dessert for everyday or for special occasions.

Serves 16

Ingredients

• Vegetable spray
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2  cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• 1 (18.25-ounce) box yellow cake mix
• 1 (3.4-ounce) box french vanilla instant pudding and pie filling
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup rum (dark or light)

Glaze:

• 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup rum (dark or light)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Prepare 10-inch tube or 12-cup Bundt pan by lightly misting with vegetable spray and dusting with sugar (or flour) and flour a 10-inch tube or 12-cup Bundt pan. Sprinkle nuts in the bottom of the prepared pan.

In a large mixing bowl, place cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, eggs, water, oil and rum. Combine until well-blended and pour over nuts in pan.

Bake for 50 - 60 minutes or  until cake tests done. Remove from oven and cool in pan on wire rack for 20 minutes. While cooling prepare glaze.

Glaze: In a small saucepan melt butter over low heat. Stir in water and sugar and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in rum.

Invert over serving platter to release cake. Prick cake with a long-thin skewer and drizzle or spoon glaze over warm cake.  Allow cake to cool and absorb all of the glaze before slicing.

Recipe inspiration: various articles and recipes with a nod to Anne Byrn, The Cake Mix Doctor (Workman)

Mama Lynn note: Thanks to the wonderful team at Chambers Studio for working with the Mama Says crew today. Enjoy the cake. Sweet dreams.

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Tags: Bacardi Rum Cake recipe, bundt cake, easy dessert

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