Rum Cake

22 ingredientsPrep: 20 minsCook: 45 mins
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Manolo LópezMay 6, 2025

Ingredients (22)

Dry Ingredients

Wet Ingredients

Syrup

Instructions

Make the cake

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour (3 cups), brown sugar (1 ½ cups), baking powder (1 ½ tsp), baking soda (1 ½ tsp), cinnamon (1 ½ tsp), nutmeg (¾ tsp), cloves (¾ tsp), and salt (½ tsp).

  2. Sift the dry ingredients three times.

  3. In a separate bowl, beat eggs (4). Stir in vegetable oil (¾ cup), walnuts (1 cup), and raisins (1 ½ cups). Add tomato paste (8 oz) and orange juice (¾ cup).

  4. Slowly incorporate the wet mixture into the dry mixture until fully combined.

  5. Pour batter into a greased 12-inch Bundt cake pan.

  6. Bake at 350°F for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

  7. Let cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto a plate.

Make the syrup

  1. While the cake bakes, make the syrup: In a medium saucepan, bring orange juice (½ cup), water (1 cup), and brown sugar (½ cup) to a boil.

  2. Lower heat and simmer.

  3. Add cinnamon sticks (2) and cloves (3).

  4. Stir occasionally and cook until slightly thickened, about 10 to 15 minutes.

  5. Remove from heat, strain, and let cool.

Finish & Serve

  1. Once the cake is out of the pan, slowly pour the cooled syrup over the cake.

  2. Let it rest for another 10 minutes before serving.