The very first step in making a rum cake is to set aside your inhibitions.
Allowed to season for at least a day, your cake will not have a ‘smelly alcohol’ scent, nor will it taste as though you’ve doused your dessert with a drink. Or two.
This recipe is a clone of a well-known cake sold in the Cayman Islands by the makers of the rum used in this recipe - Tortuga. It is said to be difficult to find, but can be purchased in better liquor stores, often ordered by the store. Worth checking into. See the image in step 1 (not to be confused with this intro) so you will know what to look for in the liquor store.
Don't run at the note of 'clone', as this cake is indeed delicious, the next best thing to an actual Tortuga Rum Cake from the Carribean. If you are unable to locate this rum, Whaler's Vanille (not a typo) can be substituted.
Kudos to "Heart 'n Soul" of Minnesota, courtesy of Food.com for sharing this recipe with the world. This recipe is referred to as the 'Almost Tortuga Rum Cake'.
Alterations in text, but not the recipe, by Karen Manasco
Special thanks to Instructables member Starshipminivan, who reminded us that September 19 is
International Talk Like A Pirate Day!
Grab your bottle of rum and make a cake, or walk the plank!
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Directions: Cake will consist of three steps. Please read entire recipe before starting.
Ensure you have all of the ingredients, as some are listed twice, and even thrice among all three steps.
Basic mix - You will first create a basic mix that can be refrigerated for several months. But why wait?
Batter - This is added to the basic mix as stated above
Rum glaze - The finishing touch
Ensure you have all of the ingredients, as some are listed twice, and even thrice among all three steps.
Basic mix - You will first create a basic mix that can be refrigerated for several months. But why wait?
Batter - This is added to the basic mix as stated above
Rum glaze - The finishing touch
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Though I cannot vouch for the following site, I did find several people discussing the lack of pudding mix in the UK.
I sure hope this helps! :-)
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf19200020.tip.html
Karen
The glaze is the real secret I think... probably loaded with vanillin or something that is other than what we think it is :-) I bet it's flavored sugar, less so any booze.
of tasting an actual Tortuga Rum Cake. :-)
One day, one day... (sigh)
I think their glaze has some flavoring (besides rum) in it. There's an almost crea my taste to it, it might be vanilla/vanillin. But the actual cake itself at the factory is very likely doctored up boxed yellow cake mix.
Anyone know more about the glaze.
sunshiine
Also, have you tried making the other tortuga rum-cake variants? I remember they had like Chocolate, Pineapple (almost like pineapple upside-down doused in rum), and coconut I think...
to be honest (and not to detract from what looks like a lovely recipe by WUVIE) i just make a boxed chocolate cake (any kind) and then douse it with malibu or parrot coconut rum, no glaze, just pure rum. Like WUVIE, i use a little bit at a time. People rave about this cake, especially if i make it in cupcake style. If you make cupcakes, i recommend the aluminum liners so the rum doesn't soak through the liner. It's a lot less steps and IMHO better than a tortuga cake b/c it's fresh...those tortuga cakes are fun in the carribean, and make great souvenirs, but if i'm craving a rum cake, i just whip up that rather than ordering one from amazon. BTW WUVIE, if you want to try one, you can order them from amazon, it's actually cheaper than buying them in the Cayman Islands...I discovered that trick and the year I went i didn't even have to lug back the souvenirs, i just ordered them and shipped them to my house and to my friends :)
I think WUVIE's recipe is worth a try though, the butter glaze sounds delicious!
I'll add that to the Instructable!
Thanks!