Golden Rum Cake

This rum cake is buttery and delicious, topped with walnuts, and soaked in decadent butter rum glaze for a super moist and flavorful holiday dessert.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 500 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 4 eggs
• 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 cup dark rum, divided
• 0.5 cup butter
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil
• 0.75 cup water, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan. Sprinkle chopped walnuts evenly over the bottom of the pan.

Step 2

Combine cake mix and pudding mix in a large bowl. Mix in eggs, 1/2 cup rum, 1/2 cup water, and oil until well-blended. Pour batter over chopped nuts in the pan.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.

Step 4

Let baked cake sit in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert onto a serving plate. Brush glaze over top and sides. Allow cake to absorb glaze and repeat until all glaze is used.

Step 5

Meanwhile, make the glaze: Combine sugar, butter, and remaining 1/4 cup water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook, stirring constantly, until it thickens and slightly darkens, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in remaining 1/2 cup rum.