Best 8 Rum Pecan Pound Cake Recipes

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Indulge in the delightful symphony of flavors with our rum pecan pound cake, a classic dessert elevated with the warmth of rum and the crunch of pecans. This dense, buttery cake boasts a moist crumb and a rich, decadent flavor that will tantalize your taste buds. The addition of rum adds a subtle yet distinct depth, while the pecans provide a delightful textural contrast. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, our easy-to-follow recipe will guide you through the process of creating this delectable treat. Discover the joy of baking with our rum pecan pound cake and relish every bite of this timeless classic.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

PECAN BUTTER RUM CAKE RECIPE



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Deliciously easy and decadent pecan butter rum cake recipe! This is my most requested cake recipe ever, you can just barely taste the rum!

Provided by Karlynn Johnston

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 16

one package of yellow cake mix OR butter pecan which is what I prefer
one package of vanilla pudding
1 cup of chopped pecans
4 eggs
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 cup of oil
1/2 cup of Bacardi amber rum or 1873
1/4 pound of butter
1/4 cup of water
1 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of Bacardi amber rum
2 tablespoons salted butter (melted)
1 cup of icing sugar
1/2 teaspoon rum flavouring
3-4 tablespoons of heavy cream or milk
Top with toasted pecans if you like!

Steps:

  • Grease and flour a bundt pan and set aside. Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the ingredients (excepting pecans) and beat until smooth, around two minutes.
  • Pour into the prepared bundt pan. Stir in the cup of pecans until they are mid-way through the batter. ( I do this to prevent them from being on top. Most recipes have them on the top, but then your buttered rum doesn't soak in properly!!)
  • Bake in the oven for 35-45 minutes, until a cake tester or toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then invert onto the plate you want to serve it on.
  • Poke holes in the top.
  • For the Rum Glaze, combine the first three ingredients in a pan. Bring it to a boil, boil for 5 minutes. Add in the rum at the very end and mix in.
  • Pour over the still warm cake, spooning up any extra over and over again, until you get most of it soaked into the cake. Yes, this can be a pain but THIS is what makes the cake so darn good!
  • Let the cake sit from 12-24 hours before eating.
  • When you go to serve, you can mix up the icing ingredients and drizzle over the cake. This is optional! Try it with and without, you can't go wrong either way!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 407 kcal, Carbohydrate 28 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 27 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Cholesterol 85 mg, Sodium 107 mg, Sugar 26 g, ServingSize 1 serving

RUM PECAN POUND CAKE



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this is a good GROWNUP dessert (very yummy!), great with coffee after dinner.

Provided by ali Bresnahan

Categories     Cakes

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 c pecans
1 pkg duncan hines yellow cake mix
1 pkg vanilla instant pudding
4 eggs
1/2 c cold water
1/2 c vegetable oil
1/2 c dark rum
FOR GLAZE:
1 stick unsalted butter
1/4 c water
1 c brown sugar
1/2 c rum

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 325. Prepare bundt pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle nuts in bottom of cake pan. Mix cake ingredients together. Pour batter over nuts. Bake one hour. Cool and invert onto serving plate.
  • 2. Prepare glaze: Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in water and sugar. Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in rum.
  • 3. Prick holes in top of cake with fork. Drizzle and smoothe glaze over top and sides of cake. Allow cake to absorb glaze. Repeat until glaze is used up.

MOM'S FAMOUS RUM CAKE



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This classic rum cake recipe, built around a yellow cake mix, is a favorite of mushers and snowmobilers passing through the village of Tanana, Alaska, in the wintertime. It's hard to mess up, comes together quickly, fills out a (prepared) Bundt pan reliably and can be made on a whim with ingredients from the pantry. It travels well; keeps, covered, for several days; and pairs nicely with coffee and cold weather.

Provided by Julia O'Malley

Categories     cakes, dessert

Time 1h

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Butter or vegetable oil, for greasing the pan
1 cup/120 grams chopped walnuts or pecans
1 (roughly 16-ounce/450-gram) package yellow cake mix
1 (3.4-ounce/100-gram) package vanilla instant pudding mix
4 large eggs
1/2 cup/120 milliliters cold water
1/2 cup/120 milliliters vegetable oil
1/2 cup/120 milliliters rum (dark or light), preferably Bacardi
1/2 cup (1 stick/115 grams) unsalted butter
1 cup/200 grams sugar
1/2 cup/120 milliliters rum (dark or light)
1/4 cup/60 milliliters water

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-inch Bundt cake pan, scatter the nuts evenly into the bottom of the pan, and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water, oil and rum. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the thickest part of the cake comes out with just a few crumbs attached.
  • While the cake bakes, make the glaze: In a small saucepan, combine the butter, sugar, rum and water. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes, then remove from heat.
  • When the cake is done, remove from the oven and let cool 5 minutes, then invert onto a serving plate. Using a skewer or a fork, poke holes all over the top and sides of the cake, then brush the entire cake with the glaze, repeating until all the glaze is gone. Serve warm or at room temperature. Cake keeps (and improves, some say), wrapped and refrigerated, up to 3 days.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 836, UnsaturatedFat 27 grams, Carbohydrate 92 grams, Fat 43 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 13 grams, Sodium 690 milligrams, Sugar 65 grams, TransFat 1 gram

PECAN POUND CAKE RECIPE



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This classic southern Pecan Pound Cake Recipe is a moist and tender pound cake packed with butter pecan flavor! It's a perfect blend of traditional pound cake filled with crunchy toasted pecans in every bite!

Provided by Nikki Lee - Soulfully Made

Categories     Cakes

Time 2h

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups butter (softened)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 ½ cup brown sugar, packed
6 large eggs (room temperature)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon table salt
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
4 cups all-purpose flour sifted (spooned and leveled; divided)
1 cups buttermilk (room temperature)
4 cups chopped toasted pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°. In a small bowl toss pecans with ¼ cup flour
  • Beat butter on medium speed with a stand or hand mixer. Gradually add in granulated and brown sugar and beat until light and fluffy (3 to 5 minutes). Add eggs in 1 at a time, beating until just blended. Stir in vanilla.
  • In a medium bowl stir together baking powder, salt, and 3 ¾ cups flour. Add this flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with buttermilk. Beging and ending with flour mixture until just combined. Do not over mix. Gently stir pecans into the batter.
  • Spray a 10-inch tube or 10 to 12 cup bundt pan with baking spray or butter and flour pan. Pour batter into the pan and smooth the top with spatula.
  • Bake for 70 to 90 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out mostly clean. Check at about 45 minutes and if the cake is browning too quickly add foil over the top and finish baking. Cool in pan for 15 minutes and then turn onto a cooling rack to finish cooling.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 slice, Calories 634 kcal, Carbohydrate 54 g, Protein 6 g, Fat 38 g, SaturatedFat 17 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 63 mg, Sodium 261 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 35 g, UnsaturatedFat 24 g

RUM POUND CAKE



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This recipe is from Paula Deen's magazine called Holiday Baking. This cake looked so good I couldn't wait until the holidays to make it. It was amazing! If you want to try a really nice rum for this cake, if it's available in your area (also good in eggnog) try Captain Morgan's Private Stock. It is a rum with added spices, very nice. I made the glaze with this also. I halved that recipe and it was plenty. The serving size of this depends on how big a slice you cut :) Salt is not listed as an ingredient because I use salted butter but if you use unsalted butter or just want this cake saltier add 1/2 tsp salt.

Provided by LuuvBunny

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
5 large eggs
3 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup whole milk
1/4 cup dark rum
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup rum

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°F Grease entire 12-cup tube pan and line bottom with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, beat butter and shortening at medium-high speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • In a medium bowl, combine flour and baking powder.
  • In a small bowl, combine milk, rum and vanilla.
  • Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, alternately with milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating well after each addition.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan; sprinkle evenly with chopped pecans.
  • Bake 1 hour and 10-15 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes clean.
  • Pierce top of cake 8-10 times with a thin skewer. Pour Rum Glaze over hot cake.
  • Let cake cool in pan for 15 minutes. Remove from pan, invert onto wire rack and let cool completely. Serve cake pecan side up.
  • Rum Glaze:.
  • In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 382.9, Fat 18.9, SaturatedFat 9, Cholesterol 70.3, Sodium 128.9, Carbohydrate 48.2, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 34, Protein 3.8

GLAZED SPICED RUM POUND CAKES



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My recipe makes two loaf-sized treats, perfect for sharing. The spiced rum flavor really comes through in both the cake and the glaze. -Christine Russell, Littleton, New Hampshire

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h15m

Yield 2 loaves (16 pieces each).

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups packed brown sugar
5 large eggs, room temperature
1/3 cup spiced rum
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup 2% milk
GLAZE:
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter, cubed
2 teaspoons water
2 teaspoons spiced rum
1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour two 9x5-in. loaf pans. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in rum and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition., Spoon batter into prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine sugar, butter, water and rum. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat; drizzle over warm cakes. Sprinkle with pecans. Cool completely on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 209 calories, Fat 9g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 48mg cholesterol, Sodium 161mg sodium, Carbohydrate 28g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

PECAN POUND CAKE



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This cake always turns out great. It's wonderful with a steaming cup of coffee on a chilly winter day.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h20m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1-1/2 cups butter, softened
3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
6 eggs
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
2/3 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. Combine flour and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until combined. Stir in coconut and pecans. , Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan; spread evenly. Bake at 325° for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 424 calories, Fat 25g fat (13g saturated fat), Cholesterol 126mg cholesterol, Sodium 287mg sodium, Carbohydrate 47g carbohydrate (29g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

PECAN RUM CAKE



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This uses a yellow cake mix and vanilla pudding. This cake will look as if you slaved for hours to make it...=)

Provided by Aroostook

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 yellow cake mix
3 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup water
1 package vanilla pudding mix
1/2 cup rum
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup rum
1 cup sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
  • Grease well a bundt cake pan.
  • Dust well with flour or cocoa.
  • Sprinkle nuts on bottom of pan.
  • Mix cake ingredients together.
  • Pour batter over pecans.
  • Bake for 50-60 minutes.
  • Be sure you have the glaze hot and ready when cake comes out of the oven as both must be hot.
  • Glaze: Put all ingredients in a sauce pan and heat until boiling.
  • Boil for 2 minutes.
  • No longer.
  • Pour glaze around the outside edges of the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.
  • Let stand for 20 minutes and remove from pan.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 511.3, Fat 26.4, SaturatedFat 7.5, Cholesterol 74.1, Sodium 414.5, Carbohydrate 58.4, Fiber 1, Sugar 41.7, Protein 4

Tips:

  • Use good quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the flavor of your cake. Use real butter, fresh eggs, and good quality rum.
  • Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing will make the cake tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. This will ensure that the cake is cooked through.
  • Let the cake cool completely before frosting it. This will help the frosting to set properly.
  • For a boozy cake, soak the pecans in rum overnight. This will add extra flavor to the cake.
  • If you don't have buttermilk, you can make your own by adding 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup of regular milk. Let it sit for 5 minutes before using.
  • This cake can be stored at room temperature for up to 3 days, or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Conclusion:

This rum pecan pound cake is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its moist texture, rich flavor, and crunchy pecans, this cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a special treat, give this rum pecan pound cake a try. You won't be disappointed.

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