Rum And Cola Birthday Cake Recipes

RUM AND COKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• Liberally grease and lightly flour a standard Bundt pan.
• Beat the eggs with an electric mixer; gradually add the softened butter and the sugar and beat until creamy.
• Beat in the Coca-Cola, rum, vanilla, and milk (note--use only fresh, bubbly Coke, not flat Coke, as called for in some recipes; the bubbles actually make a honeycomb effect in the finished cake).
• Gradually add the flour mixture to the mixing bowl, beating constantly until you have a smooth batter.
• Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan; bake 45-60 minutes, or until the cake tests done.
• Let the cake cook slightly; use a knife to work around the sides and center of the cake, and then invert the cake on a serving platter.
• The sauce: while the cake is baking, make the sauce--bring the Coca-Cola, sugar, and corn syrup to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan; continue cooking at med-high heat, stirring, until the syrup thickens.
• Remove from the heat and immediately stir in the butter and the rum.
• Serve the cake warm, spooning plenty of sauce over each individual serving.
• *Can double the sauce, if you want.

RUM AND COLA BIRTHDAY CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottoms and sides of 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with shortening; lightly flour.
• Make cake mix as directed on box, using oil and eggs and substituting carbonated beverage for the water. Bake and cool as directed.
• In large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on low speed 1 to 2 minutes or until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating after each addition. Add rum and rum extract. Continue beating until frosting is smooth and spreadable.
• Place 1 cake layer, rounded side down, on serving plate. Spread with a layer of frosting. Top with second cake layer, rounded side down. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting. Decorate as desired.

PINA COLADA TUBE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan., In a large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, oil, water, eggs and rum; beat on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium 2 minutes. Stir in pineapple. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack., In a small bowl, mix 1 cup confectioners' sugar and pineapple juice; brush over warm cake. Cool cake completely. , In another bowl, mix cream of coconut, rum and remaining confectioners' sugar; drizzle over cake. Sprinkle with coconut.

COLA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Combine the cake mix and cola in a large bowl. Use a hand whisk to mix ingredients until light and smooth, about 3 minutes. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
• Bake cake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Allow cake to cool before cutting.

COCO-COLA CAKE II

Steps:

• Combine flour and white sugar in mixing bowl. Heat 1 cup butter, 3 tablespoons cocoa, and 1 cup cola soft drink to boiling and pour over the flour and sugar. Mix thoroughly.
• Add buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, vanilla, and marshmallows and mix well.
• Bake in a prepared 9 by 13 inch pan for 40 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• While still hot, frost with Coco Cola Frosting: Combine 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 2 tablespoons cocoa and 6 tablespoons cola soft drink and heat to boiling. Pour over 4 cups confectioners' sugar and mix well. Mix in chopped nuts and spread over hot cake.

EASY RUM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube or Bundt pan. Sprinkle nuts over the bottom of the pan.
• Mix together the cake mix, 1/2 cup dark rum, eggs, 1/2 cup water, oil, and vanilla pudding mix. Pour batter over the nuts in the pan.
• Bake for 1 hour. Cool, and invert cake on a serving plate. Prick the top of the cake.
• To Make The Glaze: Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in 1/8 cup water and the 1/2 cup sugar. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove glaze from heat, and stir in 1/4 cup rum. Drizzle and smooth evenly over the top and sides.