Rum Cake (from scratch!)

Name: Rum Cake (from scratch!)
Ingredients: for the cake:; 1/2 cups walnuts, crushed; 1 1/2 cups granulated white sugar; 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, softened; 3 tablespoons + 1/2 cup grapeseed or canola oil, separated; 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour; 1/4 cup cornstarch; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 cup DIY vanilla instant pudding mix (click for my easy homemade pudding mix recipe!; if you prefer, you can also use packaged pudding mix); 3/4 cup whole milk; 4 large eggs; 3/4 cup dark rum (recommended: Tortuga Rum); 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract; for the rum syrup:; 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter; 1/2 cup water; 3/4 cup granulated white sugar; 1 teaspoon Kosher salt; 1/2 cup dark rum

Rum Cake (from scratch!) was pinched from <a href="http://www.alwaysorderdessert.com/2011/03/rum-cake-from-scratch.html" target="_blank">www.alwaysorderdessert.com.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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for the cake:

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1/2 cups walnuts, crushed

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1 1/2 cups granulated white sugar

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1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, softened

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3 tablespoons + 1/2 cup grapeseed or canola oil, separated

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1 3/4 cup all purpose flour

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1/4 cup cornstarch

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4 teaspoons baking powder

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1 teaspoon kosher salt

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1 cup DIY vanilla instant pudding mix (click for my easy homemade pudding mix recipe!; if you prefer, you can also use packaged pudding mix)

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3/4 cup whole milk

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4 large eggs

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3/4 cup dark rum (recommended: Tortuga Rum)

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1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

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for the rum syrup:

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1 stick (1/2 cup) butter

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1/2 cup water

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3/4 cup granulated white sugar

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1 teaspoon Kosher salt

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1/2 cup dark rum

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