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RUM CAKE RECIPE

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FROM DIANA BYER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF NYTB/CHAMBERWORKS

 
“This recipe is from my childhood friend Joan Brame.... for curing the annual Nutcracker cold.”
— Diana Byer

SERVES:
6+

PREP TIME:
5 MIN

TOTAL TIME:
2 HR 5 MIN


INGREDIENTS FOR THE CAKE
1 cup chopped pecans
1 -18.5 oz box yellow cake mix
3.75 pkg. instant vanilla pudding mix
4 eggs
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 cup dark rum (80 proof)
1/2 cup canola oil

DIRECTIONS FOR THE CAKE

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Spray or grease a 10” or 12-cup Bundt pan. Sprinkle nuts over the bottom of the pan. Mix all cake ingredients together. Pour batter over nuts. Bake 1 hour. Cool and invert on a serving plate.  Prick top with lots of holes.  Drizzle and smooth glaze evenly over top and sides. Repeat several times, allowing the cake to absorb glaze. Repeat till all glaze is used up. Do not forget to lick the glaze bowl!

INGREDIENTS FOR THE GLAZE

1 stick of butter
¼ cup water
¾-1 cup granulated sugar
½ to ¾ cup dark rum (80 proof)

DIRECTIONS FOR THE GLAZE

For the glaze, melt butter in a saucepan. Stir in water and sugar. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in rum.  Lick the spoon.

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