BACARDI® Mixers Gold Rum and Nut Cake Recipe

BACARDI® Mixers Gold Rum and Nut Cake Recipe

  • Cake Ingredients:
  • 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
  • 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla flavor pudding mix
  • 1/2 cup BACARDI® Gold Rum
  • 1/2 cup cold water
  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • Glaze Ingredients:
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup BACARDI® Gold Rum
  • 1/4 cup water
  • Red food coloring (optional)
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 12-cup bundt pan or 10-cup tube pan and sprinkle nuts over bottom of pan.
  2. In a large mixing bowl combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, BACARDI(R) Gold Rum, oil and water. Using an electric mixer beat at low speed until moistened. Beat at high speed 2 minutes. Pour batter over nuts.
  3. Bake 1 hour or until a skewer inserted in the cake comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes, then invert onto serving plate. Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in sugar, water and BACARDI(R) Gold Rum.
  4. Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
  5. Prick top of cake with a fork. Spoon and brush glaze evenly over the top and sides. Allow cake to absorb glaze.