Mrs. Claus' Christmas & Holiday Cakes - Recipe for Holiday Rum Cake

Holiday Rum Cake

Makes 12 servings • From the kitchen of Virginia Jean Jones

Ingredients

1 box (8 ounce) yellow cake mix
1 small package instant vanilla pudding mix
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup rum
1/2 cup oil
4 eggs
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Hot Sauce:
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup rum
1/2 cup (1 stick) oleo (butter or margarine)
1/2 cup raisins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

  2. Spray a Bundt or tube pan with non-stick cooking spray.

  3. Blend dry cake mix, dry pudding mix, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup rum, oil and eggs for 2 minutes.

  4. Bake for an hour.

  5. Prepare hot sauce just before the cake is finished baking.

  6. In heavy frying pan heat sugar, 1/4 cup water, 1/4 cup rum, oleo, and raisins.

  7. While stirring, boil mixture for 2 - 3 minutes.

  8. Remove cake from oven.

  9. While in pan, slowly pour hot sauce over cake and let the cake cool in the pan for 30 minutes before flipping onto cake plate.