Rum Pound Cake Recipes

POUND CAKE WITH RUM TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Sift together the flour and baking powder; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with 1 cup water, mixing just until incorporated. Spread into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 60 to 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine 1 cup sugar, 1/4 cup water, and 1/2 cup butter. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat, and stir in rum. Pour hot syrup over hot cake. Let soak for 20 minutes.

BUTTER-RUM POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan, or spray with baking spray with flour. In large bowl, beat cake mix, dry pudding mix, water, sour cream, butter, 1/4 cup rum, the orange peel and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes. Spread in pan.
• Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave frosting uncovered on Medium (50%) 15 seconds. Stir in 2 teaspoons rum. Spread over top of cake, allowing some to drizzle down side. Sprinkle with pecans. Store loosely covered.

GLAZED SPICED RUM POUND CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour two 9x5-in. loaf pans. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in rum and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition., Spoon batter into prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine sugar, butter, water and rum. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat; drizzle over warm cakes. Sprinkle with pecans. Cool completely on wire racks.

MOM'S FAMOUS RUM CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-inch Bundt cake pan, scatter the nuts evenly into the bottom of the pan, and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water, oil and rum. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the thickest part of the cake comes out with just a few crumbs attached.
• While the cake bakes, make the glaze: In a small saucepan, combine the butter, sugar, rum and water. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes, then remove from heat.
• When the cake is done, remove from the oven and let cool 5 minutes, then invert onto a serving plate. Using a skewer or a fork, poke holes all over the top and sides of the cake, then brush the entire cake with the glaze, repeating until all the glaze is gone. Serve warm or at room temperature. Cake keeps (and improves, some say), wrapped and refrigerated, up to 3 days.

BUTTER RUM POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 10x4-inch angel food (tube) cake pan or 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening (do not use cooking spray); lightly flour.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, pudding mix (dry), water, butter, eggs and 2 teaspoons rum extract with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Spread in pan.
• Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 30 minutes. Turn pan upside down onto wire rack; remove pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave frosting uncovered on Medium (50%) 15 seconds. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon rum extract. Spread frosting over top of cake, allowing some to drizzle down side. Sprinkle pecans over top of cake.

RUM POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add sour cream all at one time.
• Then add eggs, one at a time, and beat well after each.
• Sift flour and soda together and gradually add to batter.
• When all ingredients are well blended, add flavoring.
• Pour into a well-greased and floured tube pan.
• Bake at 325 for 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
• If desired add icing to cooled cake.
• Icing directions; Beat softened butter with other ingredients.
• Pour on cold cake.
• Cake is very moist and keeps well.

RUM POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F Grease entire 12-cup tube pan and line bottom with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, beat butter and shortening at medium-high speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour and baking powder.
• In a small bowl, combine milk, rum and vanilla.
• Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, alternately with milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating well after each addition.
• Pour batter into prepared pan; sprinkle evenly with chopped pecans.
• Bake 1 hour and 10-15 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes clean.
• Pierce top of cake 8-10 times with a thin skewer. Pour Rum Glaze over hot cake.
• Let cake cool in pan for 15 minutes. Remove from pan, invert onto wire rack and let cool completely. Serve cake pecan side up.
• Rum Glaze:.
• In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved.

RUM-RAISIN POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 12-cup Bundt pan. Toss raisins with 2 tablespoons flour in small bowl. Combine remaining flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until light. Add 1 2/3 cups sugar and beat until fluffy. Add eggs 2 at a time, beating after each addition until well blended. Beat in 6 tablespoons rum and vanilla. Mix in flour mixture. Fold in raisin mixture. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
• Bake cake until top is golden and tester inserted near center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in pan on rack 10 minutes. Turn out cake onto rack and cool completely.
• Stir powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon rum in bowl until smooth. Mix in cream. Spoon over cake. Let stand until glaze is set, about 30 minutes.