Golden Rum Cake

15 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped pecans
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar, divided
  • 1/4 cup dark rum
  • 1/2 cup 2% reduced-fat milk
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3.45 ounces brown rice flour (about 3/4 cup)
  • 2.6 ounces white rice flour (about 1/2 cup)
  • 2.1 ounces tapioca flour (about 1/2 cup)
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 375°.
  2. 2
    Coat a 10-inch tube pan with cooking spray; sprinkle pecans in bottom of pan.
  3. 3
    Combine 1 cup water and 1/2 cup sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat; cook 10 minutes or until mixture is reduced to 3/4 cup. Remove from heat; stir in rum.
  4. 4
    Combine milk and butter in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat 3 minutes or until butter melts. Remove from heat; cool 5 minutes.
  5. 5
    Weigh or lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flours, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, and xanthan gum in a medium bowl; stir with a whisk. Add vanilla, eggs, and milk mixture; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Spoon batter over pecans in pan; sharply tap pan once on counter to remove air bubbles.
  6. 6
    Bake at 375° for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack. Remove from pan; place on a serving plate.
  7. 7
    Brush rum syrup over cake; let stand 10 minutes. Repeat twice, reserving 1/3 cup rum syrup for serving. Spoon whipped topping and reserved rum syrup over slices of cake.

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