Glazed Spiced Rum Pound Cake

Glazed Spiced Rum Pound Cake

A Pirate’s Pound Cake

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 30m
Cook Time: 45m
Total Time: 1h 15m
Temp.: 350 °F
Servings: 20
Difficulty: Easy
4.9 (22 Reviews)
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Ingredients

Adjust servings:

For the Glaze:

Nutritional Information

209
calories
9g
fat
28g
carbohydrates
3g
protein
48mg
cholesterol
161mg
sodium
1 slice
serving size
Glazed Spiced Rum Pound Cake

Recipe Description

There are not many things in life that are better than this Glazed Spiced Rum Pound Cake. Who doesn’t love a drop of alcohol in their dessert? And we’ve created the perfect balance between sweet and spicy with this recipe.

Follow the steps below to create the exact moist texture that a pound cake requires, with a buttery sugar glaze and toasted walnuts on top, for a little crunch!

To make Glazed Spiced Rum Pound Cake, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Glazed Spiced Rum Pound Cake

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Preheat oven and prepare baking pan

    5 min
    Step 1 - Glazed Spiced Rum Pound Cake

    Preheat oven to 350 °F and lightly grease and flour two, 9x5-inch loaf tins.

  2. 2

    Combine butter and sugar

    3 min
    Step 2 - Glazed Spiced Rum Pound CakeStep 2 - Glazed Spiced Rum Pound Cake

    In a large mixing bowl, mix the butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy.

  3. 3

    Add eggs

    3 min
    Step 3 - Glazed Spiced Rum Pound CakeStep 3 - Glazed Spiced Rum Pound Cake

    Beat in the eggs, one at a time, to combine.

  4. 4

    Add rum and vanilla

    2 min
    Step 4 - Glazed Spiced Rum Pound Cake

    Stir in the rum and vanilla extract, to mix.

  5. 5

    Combine dry ingredients

    2 min
    Step 5 - Glazed Spiced Rum Pound Cake

    In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.

  6. 6

    Combine all ingredients and milk

    3 min
    Step 6 - Glazed Spiced Rum Pound CakeStep 6 - Glazed Spiced Rum Pound Cake

    Add dry ingredients bowl to the butter mixture, alternating with the milk; and beat well in between each addition.

  7. 7

    Bake

    45 min
    Step 7 - Glazed Spiced Rum Pound CakeStep 7 - Glazed Spiced Rum Pound Cake

    Pour cake batter into prepared loaf tins and bake in preheated oven for 45-50 minutes, until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

  8. 8

    Cool

    10 min
    Step 8 - Glazed Spiced Rum Pound Cake

    Once baked, cool in loaf pans for 10 minutes before removing and transferring them to a wire rack.

  9. 9

    Prepare glaze

    2 min
    Step 9 - Glazed Spiced Rum Pound Cake

    In a small saucepan, stir the sugar, butter, water and rum, together; and bring to a boil and then remove from the heat.

  10. 10

    Serve

    Step 10 - Glazed Spiced Rum Pound Cake

    Drizzle glaze over warm cakes and decorate with sprinkles of walnuts. Cool completely before serving.

Are you feeling like a pirate? Then you should get baking this Glazed Spiced Rum Pound Cake as soon as possible! A soft and moist, oven-baked cake with a hint of spice and alcohol. Sounds delightful, am I right? Try it tag #cookmerecipes online, when you do!

About the author

Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.

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