Spiced Rum Cake

Hello Fellow Foodies! I'm not a huge fan of all sweets but I am quite the sucker for a good piece of cake. With that said, one of my absolute favorite cakes to make especially for parties is this Spiced Rum Cake.  It is always a hit!  So try it for your next get together and tell me if there is any left! Enjoy!

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-Poetic Cook

Ingredients:

·         1 box (18 1/2 ounces) yellow cake mix

·         1 box (3 3/4 ounces) french vanilla instant pudding mix

·         4 eggs

·         1/2 cup water

·         1/2 cup vegetable oil

·         1/2 cup dark spiced rum

·         1/2 cup butter

·         1/4 cup water

·         1 cup sugar

·         1/2 cup dark spiced rum

Directions:

For the Cake:

1.       Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2.       Grease and flour a bundt pan.
3.       In a mixing bowl, combine all cake ingredients and mix until batter is smooth.
4.       Pour batter into the prepared bundt pan.
5.       Bake for 1 hour. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
6.       Invert cooled cake onto a serving plater. Using a fork or toothpick, prick the top of the cake to form small holes that will absorb the rum glaze.
For the Glaze:
1.       Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan.
2.       Whisk in the water and sugar.
3.       Slowly bring the sugar mix to a light boil and cook for 5 minutes, constantly stirring.
4.       remove the sugar mix from the heat and stir in the rum.
5.       Allow the glaze to slightly cool before glazing the cake.
6.       Drizzle and smooth some of the glaze over the top and sides of the cake. Allow the cake to absorb the glaze and then repeat until the glaze is gone.