This was a wonderful cake. I don't know what the other reviewers did but mine came out perfect. Great with eggnog ice cream. The cake was light not dense. I sifted my dry ingredients twice. I also made sure that the butter and sugar was nice and fluffy. When making the cake you must take you time. The other trick is to poke enough holes in it so the glaze goes through it. Remember this is a homemade cake, not a box mix. Thanks for a great recipe!

While I was very happy to find a Rum Cake recipe that didn't use a cake mix, I think I'll experiment with the flavor next time I make it. I like a bit of rum flavor in the actual cake, so I may try to incorporate some rum into the batter. I poked the cake with a skewer before pouring on the glaze so the rum flavor was really concentrated in the holes in which it was poured. I loved the texture and density of the cake though and it was very easy to make.

I have made this recipe for about 7 years. I like it's versatility. I have used Jack Daniels, Amaretto, Captain Morgans. I susbtitute 2% milk sometime for the buttermilk. Add pecans and Marchino cherries to the bottom of the pan to make it look festive. I have also used Brown sugar, butter and pecans to make a crumble. No matter what I use it's always a hit. To me it's better the longer it ages. I make it a day or two before serving. I have sent it down range to many friends that have deployed and it is always a hit down range. It travels so well and stays fresh! For them I don't use any alcohol but use about 2t of extract for the glaze(almond, rum, coconut and rum). A definite on my holiday dessert table EVERY year!

I like subsituting extra rum for the water!

I liked this recipe because it was one of the recipes that didn't use a mix for the cake base. All the sugar makes it terribly sweet but you NEED the syrup to moisten the cake which is dense but dry. I made it in mini-bundt pans and it turned out pretty well.

Everybody seemed to like this dense cake. The only complaint is that the glaze was not evenly distributed throughout the cake. I didn't want to poke holes in the cake but next time I will have to. I might also try folding in the egg whites to give it a more airy texture, less dense.

The cake itself is easy to make and very tastie. I found that that the rum/butter/sugar topping is too rich and too much to pour over the cake. The next time I make this, I will half the topping. Also, what I did is poke a lot of holes into the cake and poured the topping down. It's a very rich cake.

I thought the cake was okay, but I must agree with another reviewer who said it was a bit too floury. It was a heavy and dense cake. People liked it, but I would probably use a different yellow cake recipie next time.

This is delicious! I was out of rum extract, so I substituted dark rum, and it worked great. I added pecan halves to the pan before pouring in the batter, which went well with butter and rum flavors. It disappeared quickly, and I had several requests for the recipe. I will definitely be making this cake again!

Excellent, moist cake with a super rum flavor that holds together well for slicing and passing around to a crowd.

my only complaint about this recipe is that even if i pour the rum butter sauce over the cake, and refrigerate to cool, the sauce doen't seem to seep its juices inside it. making the cake dry in the middle once you slice it.

The cake was very tender, soft and tasty. I used Bacardi Select Rum. Got many compliments on this cake. My only complaint - it didn't turn out as juicy and the ones they serve at the restaurants. But that didn't compromise the taste - I really liked it. Would definitely make it again and would recommend to others.

Excellent!!! The only change I was made was I added a simple powdered sugar glaze made with rum as the liquid rather than milk.

Delicious. I didn't have buttermilk but regular milk worked great. A special cake!

Simply divine. I get requests for this cake often now, and am making it this year for Christmas, instead of fruitcake!

This is the best rum cake ever!! I did reduce the amount of sugar in the cake batter by 1/2 cup as I don't like a cake that is too sweet.

great rum cake everyone that has tried it loves this cake tip if you don,t like rum than you won,t like this cake

I liked this cake a lot!