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Mom’s Famous Rum Cake

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 Bundt pan reliably and can be made on a whim with ingredients from the ...
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Mom’s Famous Rum Cake
Ingredients
12 INGREDIENTS
8 SERVINGS
Eggs
4 large eggs
Sugar
1 cup sugar
Butter
butter
for greasing the pan
Rum
1/2 cup rum
Yellow Cake Mix
1 pkg yellow cake mix
Walnuts
1 cup walnuts
chopped
Rum
1/2 cup rum
Cold Water
1/2 cup cold water
Water
1/4 cup water
Unsalted Butter
1/2 cup unsalted butter
Vegetable Oil
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix
1 pkg vanilla instant pudding mix
Directions
11 STEPS
View Directions on The New York Times
Health Info
Macros
84g
CARBS
52g
FAT
9g
PROTEIN
Allowed on these diets
VEGETARIAN
Contains these allergens
MILK
EGGS
TREE NUTS
WHEAT
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Frequently Asked Questions
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