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Butter-Rum Pound Cake

Name: Butter-Rum Pound Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ butter recipe yellow cake mix; 1 box (4-serving size) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix; 3/4 cup water; 1/3 cup sour cream; 1/4 cup butter, softened; 1/4 cup dark rum; 1 teaspoon grated orange peel; 4 eggs; 1/2 cup Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting; 2 teaspoons dark rum; 1/4 cup chopped pecans

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Prep 20 min
Total 2 hr 45 min
Servings 16

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A shortcut because it begins with a mix, this pound cake is moist and full of seductive butter-rum flavor.

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated Jul 27, 2011

Ingredients

1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ butter recipe yellow cake mix
1 box (4-serving size) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix
3/4 cup water
1/3 cup sour cream
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup dark rum
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
4 eggs
1/2 cup Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
2 teaspoons dark rum
1/4 cup chopped pecans

Make With

Betty Crocker Cake Mix

Steps

1

Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan, or spray with baking spray with flour. In large bowl, beat cake mix, dry pudding mix, water, sour cream, butter, 1/4 cup rum, the orange peel and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes. Spread in pan.
2

Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours.
3

In small microwavable bowl, microwave frosting uncovered on Medium (50%) 15 seconds. Stir in 2 teaspoons rum. Spread over top of cake, allowing some to drizzle down side. Sprinkle with pecans. Store loosely covered.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

tip 1
No rum? Use water for the 1/4 cup rum in the cake, and use 1/2 teaspoon rum extract for the 2 teaspoons rum in the frosting.
tip 2
This cake freezes well. Wrap airtight and it will keep frozen 3 to 4 months. Frost after thawing.

Nutrition

230 Calories, 9g Total Fat, 2g Protein, 35g Total Carbohydrate, 22g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 230

Calories from Fat: 80

Total Fat: 9g; 13%

Saturated Fat: 4g; 19%

Trans Fat: 1/2g

Cholesterol: 65mg; 21%

Sodium: 340mg; 14%

Potassium: 50mg; 1%

Total Carbohydrate: 35g; 12%

Dietary Fiber: 0g; 0%

Sugars: 22g

Protein: 2g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%; 4%

Vitamin C: 0%; 0%

Calcium: 6%; 6%

Iron: 4%; 4%

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;