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There is nothing more delicious than this amazing rum cake.  It is not as hard as you would think either.  It just takes a bit of time on your part to make it turn out so amazing.  But in the end, you will find that this will become your go to Christmas Cake.

• 2 cups Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup pastry cream filling mix, dry
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup milk
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 cup dark rum
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/4 cup crushed pecans for dusting baking pan

rum sauce

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup dark rum
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Prepare your bundt pan with either butter or cooking spray, then sprinkle the pecans and turn the pan to coat evenly. Set pan aside.
• Now mix all of the cake ingredients except the rum and vanilla in the bowl of your stand mixer (or large bowl) and blend on medium for 2-3 minutes. Make sure you scrape down the bowl after one minute to mix all the ingredients well.
• Add the rum, vanilla and flavor if using to the batter and blend for another minute. Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan and spread level with a spatula.
• Bake the cake for 50 to 55 minutes. 
• Let the cake cool for a bit still in the pan while you make the rum sauce.
• Now combine the rum sauce ingredients, except vanilla. Bring to a rapid boil then reduce to a simmer and cook for about 5 to 8 minutes, letting it  thicken slightly. Remove from the heat and now stir in the vanilla.
• Use a long skewer to poke holes all over the cake. Begin pouring about 1/2 of the rum sauce slowly over the cake (still in the pan) Take time in doing this so all the rum sauce soaks into the cake.
• Let cake sit about 10 minutes to distribute the rum sauce throughout.  Invert cake onto serving platter and again poke holes all over the cake with the long skewer.  Now slowly and I do mean slowly, begin to pour the remaining rum sauce over the cake.  This could take 10-15 minutes.  Remember, you want this sauce in the cake, not the platter.  Take your time.  You will be rewarded greatly.