Caribbean Buttered Rum Cake
In the Cayman Islands I tried some delicious rum cake, which was sold in boxes piled high in almost every store. This recipe is the closest thing to that buttery Tortuga Rum Cake. It’s the plain variety, rather than chocolate or raisin, so you can fully appreciate the rum (and butter) flavour!
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 10 of 14 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Rum | 1/2 oz (15ml) | 32 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Cake | not in our table | 0 |
| Pudding | not in our table | 0 |
| Syrup | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 cups FOR THE DRY CAKE MIX:
- 1-½ cup All-purpose Flour
- 4 teaspoons White Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ cups Salt
- 3 Tablespoons Butter, cut into pieces
- ½ cups Vegetable Oil
- 1 package FOR THE CAKE BATTER:
- ½ cups Chopped Walnuts
- 4 whole (103g Size) Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix
- ½ cups Milk
- ½ cups Eggs
- 2 teaspoons Golden Rum
- ½ cups Vegetable Oil
- ¼ cups Vanilla Extract
- ½ cups FOR THE BUTTERED RUM SYRUP:
- ½ cups Butter
- ½ cups Water