Hummingbird Or Rum Cake

Baking By mikaza Updated 25 Feb 2006 , 4:04am by Euphoriabakery

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mikaza Posted 2 Feb 2006 , 8:46pm
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Does anybody have a good recipe for either?!?!

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TexasSugar Posted 2 Feb 2006 , 10:11pm
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You can add rum to a yellow cake mix. Just replace some (not all) of the water with rum. I usually do about 3/4ths cup rum, then the rest of the liquid called for is water.

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chrissy736 Posted 16 Feb 2006 , 6:31pm
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There are recipes for a Hummingbird Cake and a Bacardi Rum Cake in the Cake mix doctor cookbook!!!

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Jester Posted 25 Feb 2006 , 3:56am
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I found two recipes on the internet for you. I personally have not tried them. I hope it is what you are looking for... I must tell you I have seen recipes for the hummingbird cake done in a Bundt pan, 3 -9 inch layers or 11 x 17 inch sheet. So it is up to you what kind of cake to make.

Hummingbird Cake
Original recipe yield: 12 cup Bundt pan.
INGREDIENTS:
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
2 cups diced bananas
1 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 12 cup Bundt pan.
Measure flour, sugar, soda, salt, cinnamon, oil, eggs, vanilla into mixing bowl. Beat until smooth. Stir in pineapple with juice, bananas, and pecans. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake in oven for about 70 minutes. Turn cake out onto rack or plate after cooling for 20 minutes. Cool, and ice with cream cheese icing.


Bacardi Rum Cake
A Tried and True Recipe
Cake:
1 cup chopped, toasted pecans or walnuts
1 18-1/2 ounce yellow cake mix
1 1-3/4 ounce instant vanilla pudding mix
4 eggs
1/2 cup cold milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup Barcardi dark rum

Glaze:
1 stick butter
1/4 cup water
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup Barcardi dark rum

Cake: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour 12-cup Bundt pan. Sprinkle nuts on bottom of pan. Combine all cake ingredients. Beat for 2 minutes on high with electric mixer. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool in pan. Invert on serving plate. Prick top with fork. Drizzle glaze over top of cake. Use brush or spoon to put extra dripping back on cake.

Glaze: Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in water and sugar. Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in rum. Note: The rum will cause steam. Be careful not to burn yourself.

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Jester Posted 25 Feb 2006 , 3:57am
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I found two recipes on the internet for you. I personally have not tried them. I hope it is what you are looking for... I must tell you I have seen recipes for the hummingbird cake done in a Bundt pan, 3 -9 inch layers or 11 x 17 inch sheet. So it is up to you what kind of cake to make.

Hummingbird Cake
Original recipe yield: 12 cup Bundt pan.
INGREDIENTS:
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
2 cups diced bananas
1 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 12 cup Bundt pan.
Measure flour, sugar, soda, salt, cinnamon, oil, eggs, vanilla into mixing bowl. Beat until smooth. Stir in pineapple with juice, bananas, and pecans. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake in oven for about 70 minutes. Turn cake out onto rack or plate after cooling for 20 minutes. Cool, and ice with cream cheese icing.


Bacardi Rum Cake
A Tried and True Recipe
Cake:
1 cup chopped, toasted pecans or walnuts
1 18-1/2 ounce yellow cake mix
1 1-3/4 ounce instant vanilla pudding mix
4 eggs
1/2 cup cold milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup Barcardi dark rum

Glaze:
1 stick butter
1/4 cup water
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup Barcardi dark rum

Cake: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour 12-cup Bundt pan. Sprinkle nuts on bottom of pan. Combine all cake ingredients. Beat for 2 minutes on high with electric mixer. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool in pan. Invert on serving plate. Prick top with fork. Drizzle glaze over top of cake. Use brush or spoon to put extra dripping back on cake.

Glaze: Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in water and sugar. Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in rum. Note: The rum will cause steam. Be careful not to burn yourself.

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Euphoriabakery Posted 25 Feb 2006 , 4:04am
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The rum cake recipe above is awesome, it is the same onew my mom made for years! Yum!

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