Ingredients

  • 2 cups cake flour (see notes for a substitution)
  • 1½ cups granulated sugar
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup dark spiced rum
  • ½ cup oil
  • 1⁄2 cup butter (1 stick)
  • 1⁄4 cup water
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cups dark spiced rum
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Recipe Description

You don’t have to travel to the Caribbean for a good rum cake! This recipe results in a cake similar to the famous Tortuga Rum Cakes, only it’s made entirely from scratch. I’ve worked for years on perfecting a truly rummy rum cake, and this one is it! This cake gets so many requests from rum cake lovers and pairs beautifully with coffee.

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