Pumpkin Cake with Rum Glaze
Pumpkin Cake with Rum Glaze- this doctored cake mix recipe is so moist and full of fall spices.
Servings: 18
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
- 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 4 large eggs
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 regular-size box yellow cake mix
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Glaze
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup salted butter, cut in cubes
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 cup rum
- whipped cream and crushed Heath bar for serving, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 10-inch bundt pan really well with baking spray with flour.Sprinkle nuts into bottom of bundt pan.
- In a large bowl, use a hand-held electric mixer to beat pumpkin, sugar, oil, eggs, and water until mixed.
- Add cake mix, and spices and beat on low until completely combined.
- Transfer batter to prepared bundt pan.Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let cool in pan 10 minutes and then invert onto a cake stand or serving platter.
- To makes glaze, heat sugar, butter, cinnamon and cloves in a small saucepan over medium heat until butter is melted.
- Remove from heat and stir in rum. Place back over heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until sugar is completely melted.
- Poke holes in top of cake with a wooden skewer.Slowly spoon glaze over the cake, letting it seep down into the holes