Almost Tortuga Rum Cake Food

ALMOST TORTUGA RUM CAKE

Steps:

• Basic Cake Mix: In a large mixing bowl, combine basic cake mix ingredients.
• On low speed combine ingredients until the mix is the consistency of fine gravel, and all particles are about the same size.
• This mix may be contained and stored for up to 3 months in the refrigerator.
• For the Cake:.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Spray a large Bundt pan (12 cup) with nonstick cooking spray.
• Sprinkle the chopped walnuts on the bottom.
• Place Basic Cake Mix, pudding mix, milk, eggs, rum, oil, and vanilla extract in a large bowl and combine on medium speed with electric mixer for 2 to 3 minutes, scrape down the bowl halfway through.
• Batter should be very smooth.
• Pour into Bundt pan.
• Bake for about 55 minutes- until fully golden and tester comes out clean and cake springs back.
• Remove from oven and place on a cooling rack while making the soaking glaze.
• Rum Soaking Glaze:.
• Combine butter, water and sugar in a small saucepan.
• Bring to a boil carefully as mixture boils over very easily.
• Reduce to a simmer and cook until sugar is dissolved and syrup is well combined and a little thicker.
• Remove from the heat and add the rum, mix to combine.
• While cake is still cooling, pour some of the hot syrup on top of the cake, allowing it time to soak in (this may take a few minutes as there will be a lot of syrup) continue to add syrup until all of the syrup is added.
• Allow cake to cool completerly in pan before turning out onto serving platter.
• This cake is delicate, so once it is turned out, it can not be moved around easily.
• Can be eaten when fully cool, but even better the next day!

RUM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees spray 2 qt Bundt pan with non stick spray.
• Using mixer at low speed, blend the cake mix, pudding mix, rum, oil & water. Add the eggs one at a time mixing well after each.
• Sprinkle pecans in the bottom of bundt pan & pour the batter on top of pecans. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, until knife inserted an inch from the center comes out clean do not remove cake from the pan!
• Make rum syrup: In a small saucepan bring sugar, butter, rum and water to a boil and cook for 3 minutes.
• With a fork or wooden skewer, make holes in the top of cake. Pour the syrup over the cake and let it sit for 30 minutes while the syrup is absorbed.
• Invert cake pan onto a serving plate. Allow it to sit for several minutes and the cake will loosen from the pan.

RON'S RUM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325º F. and grease and flour a Bundt cake pan.
• Spread the pecans over the bottom of the pan and set aside.
• With an electric mixer, beat the eggs until they are a light lemon color.
• Add the cake mix, pudding mix, water, vegetable oil, and rum. Beat until thoroughly combined.
• Pour into the prepared pan and bake in the middle of the preheated oven for 55 to 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean.
• Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool for 5 minutes before removing it from the pan.
• Toward the end of the cake's baking, make the glaze.
• In a medium saucepan, bring the butter, sugar, water and rum to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to low and let the mixture continue to simmer for 3 minutes.
• Remove from the heat.
• While the cake is still warm, poke small holes in the top with a carving fork and pour the hot glaze over the cake.
• Let the cake sit for an hour before serving to absorb the glaze.
• VARIATION:.
• Glaze the cake a second time.
• An hour after applying the first glaze, melt 4 tablespoons unsalted butter in a medium saucepan.
• Stir in 1 cup light brown sugar, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup light rum.
• Bring this to a boil and stir until it has thickened.
• Pour the hot glaze over the cake and let it sit for another hour before serving.

RUM CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour 12-cup (standard size) bundt pan.
• Sprinkle nuts over the bottom of the pan.
• Mix all cake ingredients in mixing bowl.
• Pour batter over nuts.
• Bake 1 hour.
• Cool.
• Invert on serving dish.
• For the glaze: melt butter in saucepan.
• Stir in water and sugar; boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and stir in rum.
• Spoon and brush glaze evenly over top and sides of cake.
• Allow cake to absorb glaze.
• Repeat until glaze is used up.
• Optional frosting: Mix powdered sugar with water (consistency is up to cook); then garnish cherries.
• Or just sprinkle with powdered sugar and then garnish with cherries.