Hey friends, I'm excited to post again and hope you will enjoy! My goal is to post 1 to 2 times a week at least! Have I told you already how much I love to bake? Well if not I'm telling you now. I think what motivates me is the finished product and enjoyment it brings to others.
This recipe is a family favorite at our holiday family gatherings. My precious grandmother, who is now 93 still bakes this cake when requested. Once, after a family gathering at my sisters house, I was driving home with our 5 children in a Burgundy conversion van with pink interior! Yes, that is a whole other story! As I was driving, one of the children was crying hysterically, so in desperation I tried to hand a passey to the back seat. Yes, multitasking was how I survived! A few minutes later I saw a red siren in my rear view mirror so I pulled over. "Mam, do you realize you were swerving on and off the road, have you been drinking he said." "No officer" I replied ,"but I did have some of my grandmothers Rum cake. Well needless to say he did not find that at all comical and asked me to explain. After my attempt to explain my circumstances he released me with a warning and followed me all the way home!!
Dede's Rum Cake
1 package yellow cake mix
1 cup sour cream
1 package instant chocolate pudding
1 teas. vanilla
4 eggs
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup Wesson oil
1 cup chopped nuts (Optional)
1/2 cup light rum
Beat first 7 ingredients together for 8 minutes. Fold in Chocolate chips and nuts.
**Bake in well greased floured bunt pan at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.
Glaze: 1 cup sugar
1 stick butter
1/4 cup light rum
1/4 cup water
**Cook for 3 minutes and pour over cake immediately when cake is removed from oven!
Enjoy! But avoid driving in a Burgundy conversion van if at all possible!!
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