Classic Rum Cake Recipe with Butter Rum Glaze
This Classic Rum Cake is rich, buttery, and soaked in a warm homemade rum glaze that makes every bite incredibly moist and flavorful. Made with yellow cake mix, vanilla pudding, dark rum, and a sweet butter glaze, this easy rum cake recipe is perfect for holidays, dinner parties, and special celebrations.The chopped walnuts add texture, while the rum glaze soaks into the cake creating that signature tender crumb. If you’re looking for a timeless dessert that feels impressive but is simple to make, this is it.
Servings 12
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 3.4 0 z package instant vanilla pudding mix
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup dark rum divided
- ¾ cups water divided
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325*
- Grease and flour bundt pan
- Sprinkle chopped walnuts evenly over the bottom of the pan
- Combine cake mix and pudding mix in a large bowl
- Whisk in eggs, ½ cup rum, ½ cup water and oil till smooth
- Pour into bundt pan
- Bake 1 hour
- Make the glaze…
- Combine sugar butter and remaining ¼ cup water in a saucepan
- Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly until it thickens for about 5 minutes
- Remove from heat and add in remaining rum
- Cool cake in pan 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate
- Brush glaze on top and sides of warm cake