Mini Rum Cakes Recipe

Spoon the hard sauce over the cakes and let stand until firm about 1 hour image 1.

Mini rum cakes recipe.

It s the recipe i grew up with and helped my mom make for special occasions year round. Display cakes with fresh rosemary and cranberries if desired image 2. This recipe makes little mini rum cakes which make a delicious holiday treat. To give as homemade gifts place a single cake onto a small cardboard round then slide into a cellophane bag image 3.

Mix together cake mix pudding mix rum oil and eggs. We have used tortuga rum captain morgan spiced rum and 8 year barbancourt rum and each one does taste mildly different. For a really moist cake brush rum over the individual sponge cakes before topping them with the filling. Follow basic instructions above except pour batter into a regular size prepared bundt pan and bake for about 60 minutes.

Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan over medium high heat and cook stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Bake at 325 for 25 minutes. Remove the syrup from the heat and let cool for about 5 minutes. This makes it perfect cake for the holidays.

Of course you can make the mini rum cakes in different shaped molds and the recipes does not change should you choose to make it 1 large rum cake vs mini cakes. A great thing about rum cake is that it gets better after it sits for 2 3 days. My mother and i tried many different types of rum cake to find the best one and finally hit on this cake that doesn t dry out and imparts the most flavor. In a small bowl whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes.

Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft set. My family requests this rummy bundt cake from me at all our get togethers. Pour batter into prepared tins. While the cakes are baking make the rum syrup for the cakes.

This mini bundt cake recipe features pureed sweet potatoes raisins rum and toasted pecans along with cinnamon and nutmeg and is a perfect pick up treat for a holiday dessert party. Place sponge cakes on dessert plates. Last but not least try different types of rums. The butter rum glaze makes it special.

Rum cake at its most basic is a yellow cake soaked in rum and all that rum gives it a rich flavor and a very moist texture.