Holiday Butter Pecan Rum Cake Recipes

PECAN BUTTER RUM CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Grease and flour a bundt pan and set aside. Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the ingredients (excepting pecans) and beat until smooth, around two minutes.
• Pour into the prepared bundt pan. Stir in the cup of pecans until they are mid-way through the batter. ( I do this to prevent them from being on top. Most recipes have them on the top, but then your buttered rum doesn't soak in properly!!)
• Bake in the oven for 35-45 minutes, until a cake tester or toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then invert onto the plate you want to serve it on.
• Poke holes in the top.
• For the Rum Glaze, combine the first three ingredients in a pan. Bring it to a boil, boil for 5 minutes. Add in the rum at the very end and mix in.
• Pour over the still warm cake, spooning up any extra over and over again, until you get most of it soaked into the cake. Yes, this can be a pain but THIS is what makes the cake so darn good!
• Let the cake sit from 12-24 hours before eating.
• When you go to serve, you can mix up the icing ingredients and drizzle over the cake. This is optional! Try it with and without, you can't go wrong either way!

GRANDMA'S OLD-FASHIONED RUM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour a Bundt pan.
• Sprinkle nuts in the bottom of the prepared pan. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding mix, rum, water, vegetable oil and eggs. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Pour the batter over the nuts in the pan.
• Bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• About 10 minutes before the cake is done, prepare the glaze. In a saucepan, combine the butter, sugar, rum and water. Boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Leave the hot cake in the pan and use a toothpick or wooden skewer to poke holes in the bottom of the cake. Slowly drizzle about half of the glaze over the bottom of the cake, allowing time for the glaze to soak into the holes and be absorbed by the hot cake.
• Place a wire rack over a foil-lined baking sheet to catch drips. After about 10 minutes in the pan, turn the cake out onto the wire rack (right-side up). Poke holes on the top of the cake. Gradually drizzle remaining glaze over the top of the cake. A lot of the glaze will soak into the cake, and some will also drip down the sides.
• Cool completely, then slice and serve!

BUTTER PECAN RUM CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour, or spray with baking spray with flour, 12 cup fluted tube (bundt cake) pan.
• In large bowl, beat dry cake mix, dry pudding mix, water, sour cream, butter, 1/4 cup rum and eggs on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Spread in pan.
• Bake 46 to 52 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave frosting uncovered on medium (50%) 15 seconds. Stir in 2 teaspoons rum.
• Pour over top of cake, allowing to drizzle down side. Sprinkle pecans on frosting.
• Store loosely covered.

PECAN RUM CAKE

Steps:

• Place a rack in the center of your oven. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit 20 minutes before baking your cake. Spray your bunt pan with baking spray and sprinkle the pecans in the bottom of the pan.
• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix and pudding mix with a whisk. In a medium bowl, whisk together the rum, eggs, water, and oil. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir until just combined. Do not overmix the batter. Spoon the batter over the nuts into the pan.
• Bake the cake for approximately 60 minutes. The cake is done when a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Leave the cake in the pan to cool while you make the glaze.
• First, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add 2 tablespoons of water and ½ cup sugar. Bring everything to a boil and then simmer for five minutes, stirring constantly. Remove the pan from the heat, and pour in the ¼ cup of rum.
• Use a long skewer to poke holes all over the cake (it should still be in the pan). Very slowly, pour the glaze over the cake, allowing it to soak in. Cover the pan loosely with aluminum foil and allow the cake to sit at room temperature for 3 hours (up to overnight).
• When ready to serve, invert the cake onto your serving platter.

BUTTERED RUM AND SPICED PECAN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F Lightly butter rimmed baking sheet. Whisk egg white until foamy in medium bowl. Whisk in 1/2 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, allspice and salt. Stir in pecans to coat. With slotted spoon, place pecans on baking sheet in single layer.
• Bake pecans 15 to 20 minutes or until rich golden brown, stirring once or twice. Cool completely. (Pecans can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and store at room temperature.).
• Wrap outside of 10-inch springform pan with heavy-duty foil. Combine shortbread crumbs, butter and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in medium bowl; press into bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of pan. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until a shade darker and fragrant. Cool on wire rack.
• Beat cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar, brown sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in large bowl at medium-low speed until blended. Beat in eggs one at a time until just blended. Beat in rum and vanilla. Pour into crust. Place 16 spiced pecan halves around edge of batter. (Do not press into batter.) Place springform pan in large shallow roasting or broiler pan. Add enough hot water to come halfway up sides of springform pan.
• Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until edges are slightly puffed and top is dry to the touch. Center should move slightly when pan is tapped but should not ripple as if liquid. Remove cake from water bath; remove foil. Cool on wire rack to room temperature. Refrigerate overnight. Serve with additional spiced pecans. Store in refrigerator.