Best Jamaican Rum Cake

Make sure plastic wrap touches cake.

Best jamaican rum cake.

This is a traditional jamaican rum cake recipe. The norm would be to bake it in a bundt pan but i turned them into cupcakes so everyone would have their own without fighting for a slice. The best recipe i ve tried. If you re using store bought rum extract you ll probably need to use more.

Rum cake and the yuletide season go hand in hand. It is not going to rise much if at all but thats how a real rum fruitcake is. A dense yet moist cake infused with a rum butter syrup that just takes the deliciousness to a whole other level. In a large bowl cream together the tararua butter and chelsea white sugar until light and fluffy.

It takes a little effort but the outcome is absolutely delicious. This easy jamaican rum cake recipe is no exception. Sprinkle the remaining port and rum on top. Note that our butter rum flavor is a professional quality extra strong flavor.

It was so good and moist. I m going to start from the top with a confession. After brushing cake with rum brandy mixture let it cool a few minutes then cover cake with plastic wrap. It is rich and sweet and tinged with that hint of jamaican rum.

This helps to seal in the moisture. It takes a little planning but it pays off in the long run. I soaked 4 stalks of vanilla beans in the rum for a month before using it had a very nice familiar smell you. Seriously this is one cake recipe worth mastering.

Do not eat and drive. This has to bake slowly i turned my oven down to 250 275 for almost 1 5 hours. To store the cake for a few weeks keep moist by pouring red label wine on the top and wrapping tightly in aluminium foil. Spouse and i ate this entire cake over the course of several days.

Once you take the cakes out pour more rum wine etc over them for that great moist taste. Beat in eggs then add rum lime juice vanilla almond essence and lime zest. For cake with more assertive rum flavor cake. I made this over the weekend.

Grease and flour 2 23cm round cake tins. Leave plastic wrap on cake and once ever few days add more rum brandy mixture. Substitute water for the rum and add 3 4 to 1 1 2 teaspoons butter rum flavor. It takes a little effort but the outcome is absolutely delicious.

The most important thing i had to change for this recipe was the baking temperature. Bake the cakes in a water bath by filling a large roasting pan halfway up with water and then setting the cake pans inside.