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    Home » Recipes » Desserts

    Rum Cake Recipe

    Published: Apr 11, 2016 · Modified: May 30, 2023 by LaKita · This post may contain affiliate links · 10 Comments

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    Rum Cake Recipe - On a recent trip to the Virgin Islands I was able to pick up some local rum and so I decided to share a cake recipe with you today on the blog.

    overhead view of cake with slices on two white plates

    Remember I recently shared with you that every Monday during the month of April I would be sharing with you some of my Caribbean vacation photos as well as a recipe using some of the ingredients that I was able to pick up while on my trip. Just in case you missed that post, then you can check it out here and if you missed the first stop on the trip to the Dominican Republic then I will share the link for that post here.

    The second stop on our 7-day vacation was to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.

    close up of lakita and son outside

    This was my favorite place on the entire vacation. The ocean water, sand, and sun were absolutely beautiful and since the island is part of the U.S. Virgin Islands then it certainly had that U.S. feel. The people were extremely friendly and we were able to take a tour of the island and participate in a rum tasting.

    ocean view

    caribbean scenery

    caribbean scenery with land and water caribbean scenery of water land and sky

    At the rum tasting (the adults) were able to sample so many different flavors of rum including coconut, passion fruit, mango, vanilla, and pineapple just to name a few. Now some of the flavors I really enjoyed and others...well let's just say...not so much. I think my favorite was the coconut rum and that is the one that I chose to bring a bottle back home with me and use in today's recipe.

    lakita in front of ocean views

    Since I picked up some local rum on this stop, I decided to share with you a delicious recipe for a rum cake. This cake is so moist and don't let the addition of rum shy you away from it because you really cannot even taste the rum in the cake. The cake really reminds me of pound cake and so if you love pound cake then you will certainly love this cake as well.

    📖 Recipe

    slice of cake on white plate

    Rum Cake

    LaKita Anderson
    Rum Cake Recipe – On a recent trip to the Virgin Islands I was able to pick up some local rum and so I decided to share a cake recipe with you today on the blog.
    4.67 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr
    Resting Time 15 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 16
    Calories 413 kcal

    Equipment

    • Bundt Pan

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • dash of salt
    • 1 ½ cups unsalted butter, softened
    • 1 ½ cups sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 3 large eggs
    • 1 egg yolk
    • 1 cup rum
    • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
    • 1 cup heavy cream

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven 350 degrees F. and grease and lightly flour a tube/bundt pan and set aside.
    • In a small bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and set aside.
    • In a separate medium-sized mixing bowl, beat the sugar and butter together until it is creamy and light.
    • Add in the vanilla, eggs, and egg yolks and continue mixing until well combined. Beat in the rum and lemon zest. Slowly add, alternately, the flour mixture and heavy cream.
    • Pour the cake mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour or until a cake tester comes out clean.
    • Cool the cake in the pan on a cooling rack for 15 minutes and then remove the cake from the pan and allow it to cool completely on the rack. Slice and serve.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 413kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 4gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 109mgSodium: 240mgPotassium: 103mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 811IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 46mgIron: 1mg

    *All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands used, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.

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    Got any comments, questions, or other ideas for Rum Cake? Share them in the comments below!

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    1. Azilde

      November 27, 2020 at 9:51 am

      5 stars
      Hi! This cake I made it for thanksgiving it was delicious 😋 Thank you 😊 !!

      Reply
      • LaKita

        December 01, 2020 at 1:23 pm

        Thank you Azilde! Glad to hear you made and enjoyed this rum cake recipe!

        Reply
    2. Tina Hilty

      April 04, 2018 at 2:19 pm

      Hello, your rum cake was outstanding! The only thing I disagree with is St.Croix is by far the most beautiful island?. Best wishes and try our island. Tina STX

      Reply
      • LaKita

        April 04, 2018 at 10:10 pm

        Hello and Thank you! I will be sure to pay St. Croix a visit in the near future. I've heard it's beautiful 🙂

        Reply
    3. Tamara

      April 12, 2016 at 10:20 am

      That's where my husband wants to go on vacation next winter or early spring. I am IN!!

      Reply
      • admin

        April 13, 2016 at 11:04 am

        Best.Place.Ever!! You will love it!!

        Reply
    4. Sonya

      April 11, 2016 at 9:33 pm

      I think I might enjoy cakes without frosting more do than cakes with frosting. So I would love to try this cake.

      Reply
      • admin

        April 12, 2016 at 9:47 am

        Lately I have not really been wanting frosting on my cakes and for this one I thought about a glaze, but it really did not need it at all.

        Reply
    5. Akaleistar

      April 11, 2016 at 9:29 pm

      St. Thomas is so beautiful! I love your pictures, and the rum cake looks delicious 🙂

      Reply
      • admin

        April 12, 2016 at 9:45 am

        Thank you! It is a really beautiful island.

        Reply

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