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Easy Rum Orange Cake Recipe

Orange Cake Recipe: You could make an orange cake from scratch, but why when this one is so rich and delicious.  Rum and orange are a delightful combination of flavors

helpful hints
For more rum flavor, add 3-4 tablespoons of rum to the cake batter and either leave in, omit or decrease the rum from the glace

make ahead tips
Cake can be made 1 day in advance.  Cover with plastic wrap and store at room temperature 


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Easy Rum Orange Cake Recipe

Makes one 10-inch Bundt cake

1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix 

1 (3 ounce) package instant lemon pudding mix

3/4 cup fresh orange juice, about 2 medium oranges

1/2 cup vegetable oil

4 eggs, room temperature

1 teaspoon lemon extract

Rum Glaze

1/3 cup fresh orange juice, about 1/2 orange

2/3 cup white sugar

1/4 cup butter

3-4 tablespoons dark rum

Confectioners' sugar, for sprinkling

Grease a 10-inch Bundt pan. Preheat oven to 325 F

In a large bowl, stir together cake mix and pudding mix. Add 3/4 cup orange juice, oil, eggs and lemon extract. Beat on low speed until blended. Scrape bowl, and beat 4 minutes on medium speed. Pour batter into prepared pan.

Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

Rum Glaze:  In a saucepan over medium heat, cook 1/3 cup orange juice, sugar, butter and rum for two minutes. Drizzle over cake.

Sprinkle cake with confectioner sugar just before serving.  Delicious with fresh berries and whipped cream


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