Golden Rum Cake

This rich and decadent? rum cake is topped with a buttery, boozy rum glaze.?

Rum Cake Ingredients

These are the simple ingredients you?ll need for the top-rated golden rum cake recipe:?

• For the cake: chopped walnuts, a package of yellow cake mix, a package of instant vanilla pudding mix, four large eggs, dark rum, and water
• For the glaze: dark rum, water, vegetable oil, white sugar, and butter

How to Make Rum Cake

You?ll find the full, step-by-step recipe below — but here?s a brief overview of what you can expect when you make this homemade rum cake:?

1. Grease a Bundt pan and sprinkle with chopped walnuts.?
2. Make the cake batter and pour it into the pan.?
3. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean.?
4. Make the glaze.?
5. Brush the slightly cooled cake with the glaze.?
6. Let the glaze absorb and repeat until all the glaze is used.?

How to Store Rum Cake

Store the rum cake in an airtight container or wrapped tightly at room temperature for up to five days.?

Can You Freeze Rum Cake? 

Yes! You can freeze rum cake for up to three months. Consider freezing the cake in slices so you can just thaw what you need, when you need it. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.?

Cookdap Community Tips and Praise

?Delicious,? raves one Cookdap community member. ?Perfect just as-is or it can be revised by adding pecans instead of walnuts. Or without nuts!?

?This has always been my favorite rum cake recipe,? says Sidnell Tammie Allen-Robb. ?This time I used banana cake mix with banana cream pudding mix. Extra delicious treat!?

?My whole house smells divine,? according to another community member. ?I used a very dark Jamaican rum and followed the tip about inverting the cake back into the pan with the glaze. I left it in there to really soak, and it?s seriously delicious.?