Original Bacardi Rum Cake Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Which rum is best for cake? ›

Which rum is best for cake? You can use light or dark rum for this recipe. Dark rum tends to be more flavorful than milder light rum, and will add more complexity to the cake.

Because of the rum in the cake, it can act as a preservative and can be stored in an air-tight container at room temperature, not in direct light. As a result of proper care and in excellent conditions, a rum cake can last up to 10 days. If you freeze it and store it correctly, the cake can last a couple of months.

BACARDÍ Rum is made with the special combination of molasses from sugarcane, yeast and water. The mixture is then fermented, distilled, aged, filtered and blended to make the delicious Caribbean spirit you all know and love.

Mix together cake mix, eggs, dark rum, water, oil, and vanilla pudding mix in a large bowl until well combined. Pour batter over walnuts in the pan. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool, then invert cake onto a serving plate.

Your cake will stay fresh for seven days without refrigeration. I recommend keeping it in an airtight container to keep it moist. It will last even longer if you keep it in the fridge or freeze it. Just let it come to room temperature before eating for the best flavor.

A rum cake or black cake is a type of dessert cake which contains rum. In most of the Caribbean, rum cakes are a traditional holiday season dessert, descended from the holiday puddings (such as figgy pudding).

An average rum cake has around 1/2 cup rum to bake the cake and eating two to three pieces of dry rum cake is too less to get you drunk. However, if you soak the cake in rum after baking and serve it after refrigeration, then eating too much cake can get you a little intoxicated.

They contain less than half of 1% alcohol so appropriate for all ages and cultures. If you are feeling tipsy after enjoying our rum cake, you are simply high on our delicious taste of the islands.

Rum acts as a natural preservative providing a long “shelf-life” for our cakes. In the original, unopened packaging, the cakes will last for 5-6 months at room temperature, or a year in the freezer.

Which is better BACARDÍ or Captain Morgan? ›

BACARDÍ Oakheart Spiced Rum® has won against Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum®, as the result of a national taste test. This month, BACARDÍ unveiled a new brand campaign igniting a cannon of excitement across the country in celebration.

It's all about time, my friend. You may not know this but all BACARDÍ Rums are aged, undisturbed in oak barrels. And it's this ageing process that develops the character, flavors, and color of our Rums.

Cold temperatures may cause the cake to lose moisture, leading to dryness and potentially affecting the overall taste. Essentially, refrigeration-induced changes could alter the intended experience of indulging in a slice of our Hawaiian rum cake.

What Is Rum Cake? Otherwise known as black cake, this dessert captures the essence of rum in a delicious way.

The bright, tropical flavors of fresh fruit are a brilliant match for a slice of rum cake. Serve skewers of fresh pineapple or mango alongside your drink. Or top the rum cake with a dollop of whipped cream and a few slices of pineapple or strawberry. Don't forget to serve a bit of history.

Baking with booze—such as bourbon, rum, port and vodka—can add additional flavor, texture and even change the consistency of many baked goods.

Aged rum, he says, lends caramel notes to dishes, while white rums can give a pleasing alcohol bite, and spiced rum is a no-brainer for cakes.

Most chefs like to soak dry fruits like cashews and raisins in RUM for a few days so that it absorbs a lot of flavour before they are used as part of the cake batter. If the cake is directly soaked in Rum or beer, it will just be liquidy gooey mess.

If you use rum, never use “white” rum. Always use a brown or dark rum.