I’ve been a fan of traditional rum cake since I was a child. Every year my mother would make one for Christmas. I carried on the tradition, but then I began experimenting. We’ve had everything from an amaretto cake to a chocolate bourbon pound cake. When I received several jars of honey recently, I pushed one of them further back into the pantry so I could use it for recipes. Honey goes fast in our home! I changed some of the ingredients from a traditional rum cake recipe to give it a new flavor twist. Here’s my version of a traditional rum cake, this honey coconut rum cake recipe.
Honey Coconut Rum Cake Recipe
The beauty of this cake is that it starts with a boxed mix so it’s easy to whip up. Be sure to use Coconut Milk in this recipe and not Cream of Coconut. This cake has a light lemon flavor that was a hit with friends, family, and neighbors. In the words of the 3-year-old in our family, “This cake delicious.”
Printable Recipe
- 1 box lemon cake mix
- 1 cup of coconut milk
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons coconut rum
- Icing:
- 1 stick softened butter
- 2 tablespoons coconut rum
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, blend together the cake mix, coconut milk, and oil.
- Blend in eggs.
- Blend in honey and coconut rum.
- Spray a 10 cup bundt pan with cooking spray.
- Pour batter evenly into bundt pan.
- Bake 30-40 minutes. Begin checking to see if a knife inserted into the batter comes out clean after around 25 minutes as ovens differ in their baking times.
- Remove cake from oven and allow to cool for 30 minutes before removing from the pan.
- Icing:
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter.
- Add sugar and stir.
- Add coconut milk, honey, and coconut rum.
- Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly.
- Reduce heat to simmer and allow to simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Baking Tips:
*If you don’t have coconut rum, substitute light rum instead. It will have a slightly different flavor, but it will still be good.
*If you would like a gluten-free version of this cake, substitute a gluten-free boxed cake mix. Rum is considered to be gluten-free because it is made from sugar cane.
*If you don’t have a package of lemon cake mix, you can substitute a package of yellow cake mix and 1 teaspoon lemon flavoring.
*If you prefer not to use rum, you can make the cake by substituting 1 to 2 teaspoons of rum flavoring.
*To make sure the cake does not stick to the sides is to spray the pan lightly with cooking spray.
*I always apply my icing to the bottom of the cake when it is cooling. I use a clean chopstick to poke holes evenly around the cake and then spoon on the icing. Leftover icing can be poured over the top of the cake when it has cooled and been removed from the pan. But, if you prefer, all the icing can be poured over the cake after it has been removed from the pan.
*Allow the cake to cool for 20 to 30 minutes before removing from the pan.
This is the perfect summer dessert! Have you tried a honey coconut rum pound cake? What did you think?
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I’ve never tried this kind of cake before, I’m going to have to try this dessert recipe.
I love rum cake but I am not a good baker. I will have to send this recipe to my sister and ask her to make it for me.
This looks like it would be a delicious treat! I have a friend who would go crazy for it, I should surprise her with it.
Wow, this looks so great! I’m always on the hunt for a new dessert and I think I just found it!
I will try my best to make this honey coconut rum cake. It looks really good and would be perfect with my afternoon tea.
Anything with coconut is always a hit over here. I’ve never tried this cake before though. I bet is it delicious!
This looks so good! I have a cousin who likes rum cake and always ask me if I know how to make them. I will surely try this!
This honey coconut rum cake looks delicious I need to make it I love coconut and rum but didn’t combined in the recipe I need to do it.
We LOVE rum cake! We have a family recipe that our family loves, especially over the holidays. This twist with coconut and honey sounds perfect.
Oh my goodness this looks so food! I bet the mix of flavours all come together beautifully as well to make such a delicious cake.
Rum cake!!! Who doesn’t like that. Your recipe has me planning to run to the store to get all the ingredients. Thanks! 🙂
This cake looks so mouth watering! I love the texture of this cake!
That’s wonderful! It sounds delicious! I’ve never made any kind of cake before except yellow cake. I should experiment more like you do.
Rum cake reminds me of my visits to Caribbean countries. I have even toured the factory where they make the famous cakes. I would love to bake my own. Yum!
Mmm rum cake is my jam. I am definitely saving this recipe.
I’ve never tried a cake like this before. I will have to make this. I love the flavor combos!
I love rum cake! And this variation sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing, I will try it out!
This cake not only looks amazing but not so hard to make, thank you. I will try to keep this recipe handy for my next baking session.
My oldest son has always loved a rum cake and he requests it at every birthday. I usually order him one but this time I’m going to use your recipe and make it myself. Looks so delicious!