Rum Cake

 
Rum Cake is a nutty yellow bundt cake made with dark rum pecans and topped with a rum glaze for a boozy dessert. Folks were so excited about my Mississippi Mudslide Cake I knew adding another adult cake to the mix was a great idea!
Rum Cake
If you dont like rum you may want to try my Cream Cheese Pound Cake or Kentucky Butter Bundt Cake instead of this cake. There is no denying there is rum in the cake as well as in the glaze! In fact there is quite a strong rum flavor in every bite. So if you love rum you will definitely love this delicious cake.
Cake Ingredients
There are two parts to this recipethe yellow rum cake and the rum glaze.
Nuts I added chopped nuts to the cake but you could leave out the nuts if preferred.
Pudding Mix Look for a package of vanilla instant pudding mix not cook and serve.
Flour I used allpurpose flour in the cake we have not tested this with other kinds of flour.
Rum There is both dark and light rum. I used dark rum in this recipe which gives it a darker color. The darker color comes from being aged in charred oak or wooden barrels before being filtered and bottled. Dark rum will give the cake more flavor if light rum is all you have you could use it but the flavor may be altered a bit.
Can I Make This Cake Without Rum?
Well not really. It is after all called a rum cake for a reason. However one way to reduce the amount of rum in the recipe is to use simple syrup to top the cake rather than the rum glaze. That would tone down the rum flavor a bit.
What is the Difference Between a Bundt Cake and a Regular Cake?
This may seem like a question that is a nobrainer. The difference between a bundt cake and a regular cake is that a bundt cake is baked in a bundt pan also known as a fluted tube pan! Well that is true and part of the answer but not the entire answer. 
Another difference is the bundt pans have a cylindrical hole in the middle which means more of the cake will touch the sides of the pan. This results in a crustier edge. This isnt a bad thing it is perfect for supporting any frosting or decorating you may