2sticks salted butter softened to room temperature
2tsprum extract
½tspbutter extract
1cupbuttermilk
3cupall-purpose flour
1tspbaking powder
½tspbaking soda
Glaze
¾cupsugar
⅓cupsalted butter
3tbspwater
2tsprum extract
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and lightly flour a bundt pan. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl add sugar, eggs, softened room temperature butter, rum extract, butter extract, and buttermilk. Using a hand mixer on the high speed setting, cream together the wet mixture until it is light and fluffy. This should take about 2 minutes.
Add flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Continue to beat together on medium-low, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed until the mixture is combined and no flour streaks remain. Be careful not to overmix the batter or it will yield a tough cake.
Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan. Place in the oven and bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
Remove the bundt cake from the oven and let cool for 20 minutes.
While the cake is cooling make your sauce by adding a medium saucepan over medium-low heat to the stovetop. Add sugar, butter, water, and rum extract. Whisk together stirring often until the mixture is melted together and combined. You don’t want this sauce to boil so watch it carefully and remove from the heat right before it begins to bubble.
Once the sauce has been removed from the stovetop, reserve ⅓ cup in a small bowl. Pour the remaining sauce over the cake while still in the bundt pan.
Once the cake has soaked up all of the sauce, carefully turn the bundt pan over onto a serving dish. Drizzle the remaining sauce over the top of the cake before serving.
Notes
Choose your bundt pan wisely. A non-stick interior is best, and be cautious and well-prepared if you use a design with many nooks and crannies as these are harder to turn out.Heavily grease the pan: slather or spray significantly.Let the sauce soak in, loosen the edges with a spatula, and invert the pan while it is still slightly warm to get the bundt cake out with as little struggle as possible.