spiced rum tipsy cake
My family hates fruitcake. Not surprising I know. So for holidays I mak this cake ( or blackberry jam cake, if little ones are around. ) This cake is moist, tastes marvelous, and potent. It lasts a long time without spoiling (due to the alcohol). You won't regret trying g this one!
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Ingredients
- FOR THE CAKE
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 box vanilla ( or banana) instant pudding (3.5 oz)
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup rum (dark, spiced, ...)
- 1 to 3 teaspoons flavoring extracts (vanilla, coconut, lemon)
- FOR THE RUM SAUCE
- 1 and 1/2 sticks butter
- 1 and 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup rum
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
How To Make spiced rum tipsy cake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 325. Spray bundt pan with bakers joy or grease and flour pan.
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Step 2Mix cake and pudding mixes, eggs, oil, water, rum, flavorings in bowl til well combined (about 2 minutes)
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Step 3Pour into prepared pan evenly.
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Step 4Bake for 45 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Remove cake to cooling rack.
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Step 5Using a fork, stab a bunch of holes in cake while on rack. Be stabby!
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Step 6For the Rum sauce: About 15 minutes before cake comes out, follow instructions below. Focus, keep kids and pets away. This sauce is hot, sticky and flammable. Burns will be severe. Be very careful!
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Step 7Melt butter on medium, medium-high heat
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Step 8Add sugar, water and bring to a boil stirring constantly. (Your arm will be tired)
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Step 9Once boiling, allow to boil for 4 to 5 minutes, continuing to stir constantly. Mix will be frothy, bubbly.
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Step 10After 4 to 5 minutes, remove from heat and while stirring slowly add rum (it may bubble up more, be careful.)
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Step 11Return to heat for about 1 minute with stirring to burn off strong alcohol taste), remove from heat, add salt (I used salted butter so I didn't add more salt)
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Step 12Pour into liquid measuring cup ( should have about 2 cups of sauce I use a 1 cup glass one, a cup at a time)
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Step 13Pour 1 cup of sauce into bottom of cake while in pan. Allow to set 30 to 60 minutes to absorb.
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Step 14Set cake plate over cake pan and invert. Cake should come out easily. Use a cake plate with a lip to keep rest of sauce from going everywhere.
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Step 15Stab holes all over cake again on plate. Top, sides, and middle. Pour rest of sauce over cake.
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Step 16Allow to rest 1 to 2 hours to absorb before cutting and serving
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