Rum-Glazed Pumpkin Cake

15 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 package yellow cake mix (regular size)
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, cubed
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Dash ground cloves
  • 1/2 cup rum

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan; sprinkle pecans onto bottom of pan.
  2. 2
    In a large bowl, beat pumpkin, sugar, oil, eggs and water until well blended. In another bowl, whisk cake mix and spices; gradually beat into pumpkin mixture. Transfer to prepared pan.
  3. 3
    Bake 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.
  4. 4
    In a small saucepan, combine sugar, butter, cinnamon and cloves; cook and stir over medium heat until butter is melted. Remove from heat. Stir in rum; cook and stir 2-3 minutes longer or until sugar is dissolved.
  5. 5
    Gradually brush glaze onto warm cake, about 1/4 cup at a time, allowing glaze to soak into cake before adding more. Cool completely.

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