Old Fashioned Rum Cake Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Which rum is best for cake? ›

Which rum is best for cake? You can use light or dark rum for this recipe. Dark rum tends to be more flavorful than milder light rum, and will add more complexity to the cake.

Rum cake is best stored at room temperature to maintain its flavor and texture. Refrigeration can cause dryness and alter its taste.

Overmixing cake batter causes too much gluten to form, which will lead to a tough, dry cake. Leaving the cake in the oven too long: Avoid placing your cake in the oven while the oven is still preheating.

Sure. You can add any alcohol you enjoy. But the flavor will be different, and you need to decide if whiskey will work with the rest of the cake. Rum tends to be found in cakes with tropical flavors, like pineapple, coconut, mango and the like.

An average rum cake has around 1/2 cup rum to bake the cake and eating two to three pieces of dry rum cake is too less to get you drunk. However, if you soak the cake in rum after baking and serve it after refrigeration, then eating too much cake can get you a little intoxicated.

A rum baba or baba au rhum is a small yeast cake saturated in syrup made with hard liquor, usually rum, and sometimes filled with whipped cream or pastry cream.

Storing: Best kept at room temperature, you will want to wrap this cake tightly in plastic wrap to maintain the moisture. It keeps for up to 5 days at room temperature. Freezing: You can freeze rum cake! Wrap it twice in plastic wrap then aluminum foil, and place in a freezer bag for up to 3 months.

What is the shelf life of a Tortuga Rum Cake? Our rum cakes are best if consumed within 12 months of purchase. Refrigeration or freezing will prolong shelf life without changing the quality or taste.

After I open my rum cake how long will it last? Once the seal on the vacuum-sealed bag is broken the cake is considered open for consumption. At this point treat it as you would any normal cake. Sitting on the counter optimal freshness would be 3 – 4 days, or you could keep it for up to a week in the fridge.

The sinking of your cake during cooling occurs due to various factors, such as excessive mixing of the batter, inadequate leavening agents, and oven temperature fluctuations. These issues can result in an uneven rise and subsequent collapse in the center of the cake as it cools down.

Can you taste the alcohol in rum cake? ›

You see, most of the alcohol in rum cake evaporates during the baking process, leaving behind that delightful, boozy flavor without the kick.

The most crucial tip? Instead of buying an entire box of cake flour, simply incorporate two tablespoons of cornstarch into 3 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour. This blocks the formation of gluten in the flour, which produces a lighter, fluffier cake.

In Puerto Rico, rum cake is called Bizcocho de Ron, and is a sponge cake, so as to absorb the rum. If fruit is added to it, it is fresh or dried. Raisins and sultanas may be soaked in rum for one day or one night. Bizcochos de Ron are given as gifts during the holiday season.

If you prefer to omit the Kahlúa liqueur, you can replace it with an equal amount of strong brewed coffee or espresso to maintain the coffee flavor in the cake.

1 tablespoon bourbon = 1 tablespoon rum. Use apple cider vinegar to cut through the sweetness if needed.

Baking with booze—such as bourbon, rum, port and vodka—can add additional flavor, texture and even change the consistency of many baked goods.

A rum cake or black cake is a type of dessert cake which contains rum. In most of the Caribbean, rum cakes are a traditional holiday season dessert, descended from the holiday puddings (such as figgy pudding).

As long as you like that and feel it will go well with the rest of the recipe, it is fine. It isn't going to make any substantial chemical difference in a way that will affect the outcome, so base your decision completely on flavor and color.

Because of the rum in the cake, it can act as a preservative and can be stored in an air-tight container at room temperature, not in direct light. As a result of proper care and in excellent conditions, a rum cake can last up to 10 days. If you freeze it and store it correctly, the cake can last a couple of months.