Best Rum Cake Recipe

dark rum

🥗Healthier: rum extract

💰Cheaper: spiced rum

Rum extract provides flavor without alcohol.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds moisture with a tropical twist.

granulated sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Almond milk is dairy-free and lower in calories.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).

Grease and dust a bundt pan, sprinkle crushed walnuts in the pan.

In a bowl, whisk together 3/4 cup unsalted butter and 1 and 1/2 cup granulated sugar until light and fluffy.

Add 1 egg and mix well, then add another egg and mix, and repeat for a total of 4 eggs.

Stir in 1/2 cup milk, 3/4 cup dark rum, and 2 tsp vanilla extract, mixing well.

In a separate bowl, combine 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1/4 cup corn starch, and 3 tsp baking powder, then mix until combined.

Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan and spread it nicely.

Bake for 40-50 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.

Remove the pan from the oven and prepare the syrup by heating 1/2 cup unsalted butter, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 cup dark rum, and 1/4 cup water until syrupy.

Pour the hot syrup over the cake very slowly and let the cake soak the syrup for 5 minutes.

Transfer the cake to a cooling rack and let it cool completely before serving.

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