Banana Rum Cake: A Heavenly Delight!

Use this easy banana rum cake recipe for a moist, flavorful cake made with dark rum, mashed bananas, and yellow cake mix.

Recipe Details

Prep Time:
25 mins
Cook Time:
25 mins
Additional Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 20 mins
Servings:
20
Yield:
1 9-inch layer cake

Ingredients

  • 1(15.25 ounce) packageyellow cake mix

  • 1cupmashed bananas

  • cupdark rum

  • cupwater

  • cupchopped pecans

  • 2largeeggs

  • ¼teaspoonbaking soda

  • cupunsalted butter, softened

  • 3cupsconfectioners’ sugar

  • 2tablespoonsdark rum

  • 2teaspoonsvanilla extract

Cooking Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.

  2. Make the cake: Stir cake mix, bananas, rum, water, pecans, eggs, and baking soda in a large bowl until combined, then beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 to 4 minutes. Pour into the prepared pans.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool pans on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen cakes; invert carefully onto a cooling rack and let cool completely, about 25 more minutes.

  4. Meanwhile, make the frosting: Beat butter in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually mix in confectioners sugar; blend thoroughly. Mix in rum and vanilla until smooth.

  5. Spread frosting on cooled cake tops, then stack layers and frost sides.

Tips

If you’d like to use a Bundt pan, bake for about 50 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe20
Calories244
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
8g
10%
Saturated Fat
3g
13%
Cholesterol
27mg
9%
Sodium
166mg
7%
Total Carbohydrate
38g
14%
Dietary Fiber
1g
3%
Protein
2g
Vitamin C
1mg
5%
Calcium
35mg
3%
Iron
1mg
3%
Potassium
75mg
2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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