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Chocolate Rum Cake

Make this recipe for a chocolate-flavored rum cake using chocolate cake mix and chocolate pudding mix for a cake good for Christmas!
The Original recipe courtesy of Allrecipes
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/7480/chocolate-rum-cake/
I’ve made a few alterations which are listed below.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 1 10-in Bundt Cake

Equipment

  • Bundt pan

Ingredients

  • 1 box 18.25-ounce Pillsbury Moist Supreme Dark Chocolate Cake Mix
  • 1 3.9 ounce package instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 4 eggs
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup Myers Dark rum original recipe called for white rum
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • ¼ cup water
  • ¼ cup Myers Dark rum (original recipe called for white rum

Instructions

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease one 10 inch Bundt pan. Place chopped nuts in the bottom of the Bundt pan.
  • With an electric mixer beat cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil, 1/2 cup of the water, and 1/2 cup of the rum on high speed for 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan over the top of the chopped nuts.
  • Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 50 to 60 minutes.

Glaze:

  • In a saucepan combine the butter or margarine, sugar, 1/4 cup of the rum, and 1/4 cup of the water. Bring mixture to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. Pour immediately over still warm cake.