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bacardi rum glaze over a moist, yellow cake and topped with chocolate frosting
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The Original Bacardi Rum Cake Recipe

This Bacardi Rum Cake has been a classic since the 70's! It is soft, fluffy, supremely moist, and quite flavorful!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Cool Time25 minutes
Total Time1 hour 40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Keyword: bacardi, cake, rum
Servings: 12
Calories: 531kcal

Ingredients

CAKE

  • 1 package yellow cake mix *18.5 oz
  • 1 package vanilla instant pudding *3.5 oz
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup cold water
  • 1/2 cup Bacardi Dark Rum
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil

RUM GLAZE

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup Bacardi Dark Rum

CHOCOLATE GLAZE TOPPING

  • 4 oz semi sweet chocolate
  • 1 teaspoon butter or shortening
  • 2 tablespoon walnuts, chopped (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees and grease a 10 inch bundt pan.
  • In a medium bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water, Rum, and vegetable oil. Mix until combined.
  • Pour batter into prepared bundt pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven for about 1 hour.
  • Remove cake from oven and allow to cool for about 25 minutes.
  • Turn cake onto a serving plate.
  • Poke small holes into cake (along the top especially).
  • To prepare glaze, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the water and sugar. Boil for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the Rum.
  • Pour glaze evenly on top of the cake, making sure to get it into the small holes as well.
  • To prepare the chocolate glaze, melt chocolate and butter/shortening over low heat in a sauce pan.
  • Once cake has fully cooled, drizzle the chocolate on top. Sprinkle with nuts (if using) while chocolate is still somewhat wet.
  • Serve cake and enjoy!

Notes

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Nutrition

Calories: 531kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 450mg | Potassium: 101mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 301IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 108mg | Iron: 2mg
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