Banana Rum Cake

Moist, flavorful banana rum cake made with dark rum, mashed bananas, and a box of yellow cake mix.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 244 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup mashed bananas
• 2 tablespoons dark rum
• 1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 0.66666668653488 cup water
• 0.25 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.33333334326744 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 0.33333334326744 cup chopped pecans
• 0.66666668653488 cup dark rum

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.

Step 2

Make the cake: Stir cake mix, bananas, rum, water, pecans, eggs, and baking soda in a large bowl until combined, then beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 to 4 minutes. Pour into the prepared pans.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool pans on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen cakes; invert carefully onto a cooling rack and let cool completely, about 25 more minutes.

Step 4

Meanwhile, make the frosting: Beat butter in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually mix in confectioners sugar; blend thoroughly. Mix in rum and vanilla until smooth.

Step 5

Spread frosting on cooled cake tops, then stack layers and frost sides.