This dish was a potluck or food day at work staple in the eighties. I loved it. Unfortunately, it is made with a cake mix which means it has too much sugar. Then it calls for a pudding mix to be added which means that it has way too much sugar. Then it is drizzled with a sugar glaze which means it should be served with a side of insulin.
It was my turn to bring the snack for a Toastmaster meeting and had been thinking about Bacardi Cake since I found it in my old recipes. I decided to throw health to the wind and time travel back to the old days.
Batter:
• 1 cup walnuts or pecans, coarsely chopped
• 1(18 ounces) packaged yellow cake mix with pudding in the mix
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup light or dark Bacardi rum
Glaze:
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light or dark Bacardi rum
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Prepare one 9 or 10 inch fluted tube pan; generously grease the pan with shortening and dust with flour.
Batter:
1. Sprinkle the nuts over the bottom of the prepared pan.
2. In a large bowl of an electric mixer, combine cake mix, eggs, water, vegetable oil, and rum; beat until thoroughly mixed. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula so the mixture blends evenly. Spoon the batter over the nuts and smooth the surface with the back of a large spoon.
3. Bake: Bake 1 hour or until a long toothpick, wooden skewer, or cake tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and place pan on a wire cooling rack to cool for 10 or 15 minutes then remove cake from the pan and place the cake on the wire cooling rack to finish cooling.
Glaze:
1. In a small heavy saucepan over low heat, melt the butter. Stir in water and sugar; bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes stirring constantly so mixture does not burn. Remove from heat. Stir in the rum.
2. Use a long toothpick or skewer to poke several small holes in the top of the cake. Spoon the still warm glaze over the top of the cake and allow to soak in. Repeat until the glaze is used up.
The Verdict
This has a strong rum flavour.
It is moist and rich but has that somewhat artificial cake texture of a cake mix.
It has a strong rum flavour.
It is sweet but the rum offsets it.
It has a strong rum flavour.
I really like this as a treat but will only make it occasionally due to high sugar content.
Did I mention this has a strong rum flavour.
The Old Fat Guy.
2 Responses
This looks yummy. But does it have a strong rum flavor? lol
I will definitely try this one.
Yes, there is a very distinct rum flavour. If you use dark rum it is even stronger!