Bacardi Rum Cake

If you are fond of Bacardi rum, I am sure you will love the taste of cakes flavored with the same liquor brand. A properly baked rum cake with the right amount of ingredients is soft and melts into your mouth. However, with the aim of making it more flavorful, do not make the mistake of using excess rum, or more than the amount mentioned in the Bacardi rum cake recipe or else, the resulting taste and flavor will be something different.

Bacardi Rum Cake Recipe from Scratch

Even if you have not tried a rum cake recipe before, you need not worry about making a delectable cake. The basic ingredients (except for additional Bacardi rum) and baking directions are the same as other typical cake recipes. In case, you like the taste of dark rum, feel free to use it in the cake recipe. The following information highlights on how to make a rum cake with the required ingredients and preparation steps.

Ingredients for the Cake

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup packed light brown sugar
• 1½ cups granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, room temperature
• ⅔ cup milk
• ⅓ cup Bacardi rum or other dark rum
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups chopped pecans

Ingredients for Rum Glaze

• 1¼ cups granulated sugar
• ⅓ cup water
• ½ cup rum
• 4 tablespoons butter

Ingredients for Rum Cake Sauce

• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons rum flavoring
• ½ cup toasted pecans

Directions for Preparation

To start the rum cake recipe from scratch, preheat oven to 325° F. Prepare a 10-inch Bundt pan by light greasing and flouring, and keep it aside. In a mixer bowl, add flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt. After mixing for 1-2 minutes, add butter to the mixture. Blend in a low setting, until the mixture turns into sand like granules. Take another mixing bowl, and whisk together milk, Bacardi rum and eggs. Pour this wet concoction in the bowl containing the flour mixture. Blend for 3 minutes over medium setting. By now, you will get a smooth and evenly thick batter. Stir in pecans and add batter in the baking pan. Bake in the preheated oven for about 55 minutes. When Bacardi cake is done, remove from oven and leave for cooling.

Coming to the preparation of the glaze, melt butter sticks in a thick saucepan over medium heat setting. Gently pour water from the sides and add sugar. Bring the mixture to a boiling temperature, and continue cooking for 4-5 minutes with constant stirring. Reduce heat and simmer for another 2 minutes. Remove glaze from heat and stir in rum flavoring. Prick the top of the rum cake several times and coat with glaze, covering from all sides. Allow it to absorb properly and apply glaze again before serving.

For the complementary sauce, take a thick saucepan and combine the ingredients - flour, sugar, salt and water. Mix well to remove flour clumps and then cook the mixture over low heat setting. Stir continuously, and cook until the mixture thickens. As you get a consistently smooth concoction, add butter and rum flavoring. Remove from heat and allow to cool down. Keep in the refrigerator for chilling. At the time of serving, stir in toasted pecans in the rum sauce and top over your cake.

Whether you serve with glaze or sauce, the taste of a Bacardi rum cake is delicious. Most cake lovers prefer the serving with drizzling glaze; while others crave for rum flavored sauce, just like the regular cake frosting. Depending upon whichever way you want to enjoy your rum cake, prepare it beforehand. An easy way is to take the opinion of your family members and proceed accordingly.

So, this coming Christmas, try something new and bake delectable cake with Bacardi rum. You can try the rum cake recipe from scratch several days before the party. Wrap in a plastic, and it will retain its taste and flavor for a long time. But, make sure you make a large cake, as your loved ones cannot get enough of the soft, rum flavored cake from just one piece.