I don’t remember where or when my mother got this recipe. All I know is, it’s been in my family for years. Since it’s soaked in rum, we aptly call it the L’chaim cake. Whenever there is cause for a simcha, we make this cake and send it over to our family or friends who are celebrating.
While I wouldn’t normally bake with a cake mix, this recipe is the exception. It’s so easy to prepare, you’ll want to start making it for all your family get-together’s too. Your Purim seudah is the perfect place to start.
Butter Rum Lchaim Cake
1 8 oz container of salted pecans, chopped
1 box yellow cake mix
1 box instant vanilla pudding
4 eggs
1/3 cup cold water
½ cup oil
½ cup rum
Glaze:
¼ cup water
1 cup sugar
1 stick butter or margarine
½ cup rum
Method:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Coat a bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. Pour pecans into the bottom of the pan.
In a bowl, whisk the cake mix and vanilla pudding. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, water, oil and rum. Mix the wet and dry ingredients together and pour into bunt pan on top of pecans. Bake for approximately 50-60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool.
For the glaze, bring the water and sugar to a boil, stir in margarine. Once the margarine has melted, add the rum and remove from heat. Pour 1/3 of the glaze over the bundt cake and let it rest for several minutes so that the glaze seeps in. Invert the cake onto a cake stand or serving dish. Poke holes around the top of the cake and pour remaining glaze over it.
Let the cake rest before serving so it can soak in all the glaze.
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That’s really funny- My mother also has been making this cake for years! you can find the recipe on the Duncan Hines website, but I am pretty sure she clipped it years ago from a Good Housekeeping magazine. I love it : )
It seems like a lot of people have! It’s good to finally know where the recipe came from, thanks!
When I was asked to bring dessert to the Purim Seudah, I was so excited to say ‘Yes’! I knew exactly what I was gonna bring… This cake!! :) thanks for sharing!!
Hi Chanie,
could you please post your mother’s original recipe of this cake? It would be really useful, as I don’t use cake mixes which are available in our supermarkets.
Thank you in advance!
Kind regards from Latvia.
Hi Chavah. My mom uses this exact recipe, she’s never made it from scratch. Perhaps you can just search for a classic yellow cake recipe and use that.
Chanie, thanks for the reply! I’ll do as you say. :)