Best 7 Holiday Pumpkin Cake With Rum Cream Cheese Glaze Recipes

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When gathering around a table with loved ones for special occasions, many indulge in sweet, flavorful desserts. Cakes are often the star of the show, and for a festive holiday celebration, a pumpkin cake can be the perfect choice. This decadent dessert combines warm, comforting spices with the unique flavor profile of pumpkin, and when paired with a rich, creamy rum cream cheese glaze, it becomes a truly irresistible treat. Exploring different recipes for holiday pumpkin cake with rum cream cheese glaze can lead you to a variety of tempting options, each offering its own unique twist on a classic flavor combination.

Let's cook with our recipes!

PUMPKIN RUM CAKE



Pumpkin Rum Cake image

Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 2h30m

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 20

Nonstick cooking spray, for the pan
3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the pan
2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon maple extract
2 large eggs
2 sticks (1 cup) salted butter
2 cups pumpkin puree
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice, plus more for serving
3/4 cup boiling water
2 sticks (1 cup) salted butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup spiced rum
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Maple Whipped Cream, recipe follows, for serving
1 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon maple syrup

Steps:

  • For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10-cup bundt pan, shaking out the excess flour.
  • Stir together the flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl; set aside. Whisk together the buttermilk, baking soda, vanilla and maple extracts and eggs in a separate bowl. Set aside.
  • In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Stir in the pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice until well combined. Next, add the boiling water and whisk until the mixture is smooth.
  • Pour the pumpkin mixture into the dry ingredients and whisk together until the flour is just mixed in. Slowly add the wet ingredients and stir until just combined. Pour the cake batter into the prepared bundt pan. Bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
  • For the rum syrup: Meanwhile, in a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter, sugar and 2 tablespoons water and bring to a boil; cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Turn off the heat. Slowly and carefully, pour in the rum while stirring. Then stir in the vanilla. Set aside.
  • Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool in the pan for 10 to 12 minutes. Carefully, invert the cake onto a rack over a baking sheet. Poke the top and sides of the cake all over with a wooden skewer.
  • Pour half of the syrup into the base of the bundt pan. Gently return the cake to the pan. Using the same skewer, poke the bottom of the cake. Pour the remaining syrup over the cake and around the edges of the pan. Allow the cake to cool completely and soak up the syrup in the bundt pan, about 1 hour.
  • Once cooled, invert onto a serving platter. Slice and serve each piece with a dollop of Maple Whipped Cream and a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice.
  • Add the cream and maple syrup to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Whip on medium-high speed until soft peaks form, 2 to 3 minutes. Refrigerate until ready to use.

HOLIDAY PUMPKIN CAKE WITH RUM-CREAM CHEESE GLAZE



Holiday Pumpkin Cake with Rum-Cream Cheese Glaze image

This cake is a huge hit with my family during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. It's very moist and just melts in your mouth. It's a yummy alternative to traditional pumpkin pie. This cake is good as is, or sprinkled with powdered sugar. It is especially tasty with a good glaze drizzled on top. The glaze that my family likes best is made with cream cheese and a little bit of rum.

Provided by Kristi Catalani

Categories     Fruits and Vegetables     Vegetables     Squash

Time 2h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 cups self-rising flour
3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 ½ cups white sugar
½ cup light brown sugar, packed
½ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup melted butter
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups unsweetened canned pumpkin puree
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon rum extract
1 tablespoon milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a Bundt pan.
  • Sift the self-rising flour and pumpkin pie spice together into a bowl. In another mixing bowl, beat the white and brown sugars, vegetable oil, melted butter, applesauce, vanilla, pumpkin, and eggs together until smooth.
  • Gradually beat the flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, until completely smooth and well blended. Pour the batter into the prepared Bundt pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes. Cover cake with aluminum foil to prevent over-browning, and bake until a wooden skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes longer. Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for about half an hour.
  • To unmold the cake, tap the bottom of the Bundt pan on the counter or work surface to help release it. Invert the cake on a serving plate and allow it to cool completely before glazing.
  • To make the glaze, mix the cream cheese with the butter, confectioners' sugar, rum extract, and milk in a bowl. Heat in a microwave oven for 15 seconds. Drizzle spoonfuls over the cooled cake. Keep cake refrigerated after serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 492.2 calories, Carbohydrate 76.3 g, Cholesterol 85.2 mg, Fat 19.3 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Sodium 501.2 mg, Sugar 56.9 g

RUM-GLAZED PUMPKIN CAKE



Rum-Glazed Pumpkin Cake image

For years, my co-workers were taste testers as I worked on a recipe for pumpkin cake. This version wins, hands down. -Gilda Smith, Santee, California

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h15m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 16

1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
4 large eggs
1/4 cup water
1 package yellow cake mix (regular size)
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
GLAZE:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Dash ground cloves
1/2 cup rum

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan; sprinkle pecans onto bottom of pan., In a large bowl, beat pumpkin, sugar, oil, eggs and water until well blended. In another bowl, whisk cake mix and spices; gradually beat into pumpkin mixture. Transfer to prepared pan., Bake 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack., In a small saucepan, combine sugar, butter, cinnamon and cloves; cook and stir over medium heat until butter is melted. Remove from heat. Stir in rum; cook and stir 2-3 minutes longer or until sugar is dissolved., Gradually brush glaze onto warm cake, about 1/4 cup at a time, allowing glaze to soak into cake before adding more. Cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 352 calories, Fat 22g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 82mg cholesterol, Sodium 113mg sodium, Carbohydrate 32g carbohydrate (28g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

HOLIDAY PUMPKIN CAKE WITH RUM-CREAM CHEESE GLAZE



Holiday Pumpkin Cake with Rum-Cream Cheese Glaze image

This cake is a huge hit with my family during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. It's very moist and just melts in your mouth. It's a yummy alternative to traditional pumpkin pie. This cake is good as is, or sprinkled with powdered sugar. It is especially tasty with a good glaze drizzled on top. The glaze that my family likes best is made with cream cheese and a little bit of rum.

Provided by Kristi Catalani

Categories     Pumpkin Cake

Time 2h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 cups self-rising flour
3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 ½ cups white sugar
½ cup light brown sugar, packed
½ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup melted butter
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups unsweetened canned pumpkin puree
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon rum extract
1 tablespoon milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a Bundt pan.
  • Sift the self-rising flour and pumpkin pie spice together into a bowl. In another mixing bowl, beat the white and brown sugars, vegetable oil, melted butter, applesauce, vanilla, pumpkin, and eggs together until smooth.
  • Gradually beat the flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, until completely smooth and well blended. Pour the batter into the prepared Bundt pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes. Cover cake with aluminum foil to prevent over-browning, and bake until a wooden skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes longer. Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for about half an hour.
  • To unmold the cake, tap the bottom of the Bundt pan on the counter or work surface to help release it. Invert the cake on a serving plate and allow it to cool completely before glazing.
  • To make the glaze, mix the cream cheese with the butter, confectioners' sugar, rum extract, and milk in a bowl. Heat in a microwave oven for 15 seconds. Drizzle spoonfuls over the cooled cake. Keep cake refrigerated after serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 492.2 calories, Carbohydrate 76.3 g, Cholesterol 85.2 mg, Fat 19.3 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Sodium 501.2 mg, Sugar 56.9 g

HOLIDAY PUMPKIN CAKE WITH RUM-CREAM CHEESE GLAZE



Holiday Pumpkin Cake with Rum-Cream Cheese Glaze image

This cake is a huge hit with my family during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. It's very moist and just melts in your mouth. It's a yummy alternative to traditional pumpkin pie. This cake is good as is, or sprinkled with powdered sugar. It is especially tasty with a good glaze drizzled on top. The glaze that my family likes best is made with cream cheese and a little bit of rum.

Provided by Kristi Catalani

Categories     Pumpkin Cake

Time 2h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 cups self-rising flour
3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 ½ cups white sugar
½ cup light brown sugar, packed
½ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup melted butter
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups unsweetened canned pumpkin puree
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon rum extract
1 tablespoon milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a Bundt pan.
  • Sift the self-rising flour and pumpkin pie spice together into a bowl. In another mixing bowl, beat the white and brown sugars, vegetable oil, melted butter, applesauce, vanilla, pumpkin, and eggs together until smooth.
  • Gradually beat the flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, until completely smooth and well blended. Pour the batter into the prepared Bundt pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes. Cover cake with aluminum foil to prevent over-browning, and bake until a wooden skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes longer. Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for about half an hour.
  • To unmold the cake, tap the bottom of the Bundt pan on the counter or work surface to help release it. Invert the cake on a serving plate and allow it to cool completely before glazing.
  • To make the glaze, mix the cream cheese with the butter, confectioners' sugar, rum extract, and milk in a bowl. Heat in a microwave oven for 15 seconds. Drizzle spoonfuls over the cooled cake. Keep cake refrigerated after serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 492.2 calories, Carbohydrate 76.3 g, Cholesterol 85.2 mg, Fat 19.3 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Sodium 501.2 mg, Sugar 56.9 g

HOLIDAY PUMPKIN CAKE WITH RUM-CREAM CHEESE GLAZE



Holiday Pumpkin Cake with Rum-Cream Cheese Glaze image

This cake is a huge hit with my family during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. It's very moist and just melts in your mouth. It's a yummy alternative to traditional pumpkin pie. This cake is good as is, or sprinkled with powdered sugar. It is especially tasty with a good glaze drizzled on top. The glaze that my family likes best is made with cream cheese and a little bit of rum.

Provided by Kristi Catalani

Categories     Pumpkin Cake

Time 2h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 cups self-rising flour
3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 ½ cups white sugar
½ cup light brown sugar, packed
½ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup melted butter
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups unsweetened canned pumpkin puree
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon rum extract
1 tablespoon milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a Bundt pan.
  • Sift the self-rising flour and pumpkin pie spice together into a bowl. In another mixing bowl, beat the white and brown sugars, vegetable oil, melted butter, applesauce, vanilla, pumpkin, and eggs together until smooth.
  • Gradually beat the flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, until completely smooth and well blended. Pour the batter into the prepared Bundt pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes. Cover cake with aluminum foil to prevent over-browning, and bake until a wooden skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes longer. Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for about half an hour.
  • To unmold the cake, tap the bottom of the Bundt pan on the counter or work surface to help release it. Invert the cake on a serving plate and allow it to cool completely before glazing.
  • To make the glaze, mix the cream cheese with the butter, confectioners' sugar, rum extract, and milk in a bowl. Heat in a microwave oven for 15 seconds. Drizzle spoonfuls over the cooled cake. Keep cake refrigerated after serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 492.2 calories, Carbohydrate 76.3 g, Cholesterol 85.2 mg, Fat 19.3 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Sodium 501.2 mg, Sugar 56.9 g

HOLIDAY PUMPKIN CAKE WITH RUM-CREAM CHEESE GLAZE



Holiday Pumpkin Cake with Rum-Cream Cheese Glaze image

This cake is a huge hit with my family during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. It's very moist and just melts in your mouth. It's a yummy alternative to traditional pumpkin pie. This cake is good as is, or sprinkled with powdered sugar. It is especially tasty with a good glaze drizzled on top. The glaze that my family likes best is made with cream cheese and a little bit of rum.

Provided by Kristi Catalani

Categories     Pumpkin Cake

Time 2h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 cups self-rising flour
3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 ½ cups white sugar
½ cup light brown sugar, packed
½ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup melted butter
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups unsweetened canned pumpkin puree
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon rum extract
1 tablespoon milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a Bundt pan.
  • Sift the self-rising flour and pumpkin pie spice together into a bowl. In another mixing bowl, beat the white and brown sugars, vegetable oil, melted butter, applesauce, vanilla, pumpkin, and eggs together until smooth.
  • Gradually beat the flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, until completely smooth and well blended. Pour the batter into the prepared Bundt pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes. Cover cake with aluminum foil to prevent over-browning, and bake until a wooden skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes longer. Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for about half an hour.
  • To unmold the cake, tap the bottom of the Bundt pan on the counter or work surface to help release it. Invert the cake on a serving plate and allow it to cool completely before glazing.
  • To make the glaze, mix the cream cheese with the butter, confectioners' sugar, rum extract, and milk in a bowl. Heat in a microwave oven for 15 seconds. Drizzle spoonfuls over the cooled cake. Keep cake refrigerated after serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 492.2 calories, Carbohydrate 76.3 g, Cholesterol 85.2 mg, Fat 19.3 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Sodium 501.2 mg, Sugar 56.9 g

Nothing says autumn more than the sweet and spicy scents of fall baking. This moist pumpkin cake with a decadent rum cream cheese glaze is sure to conjure up all the feelings of the season.

Tips:

  • Make sure to use fresh pumpkin puree for the best flavor. You can make your own puree by roasting a pumpkin or buying it canned.
  • Be careful not to overmix the batter. Overmixing can result in a tough cake.
  • Let the cake cool completely before frosting it. This will help the frosting set properly.
  • If you don't have a bundt pan, you can bake the cake in a 9x13 inch pan.
  • Store the cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Conclusion:

This pumpkin cake is a delicious and festive way to celebrate the fall season. With its moist texture, sweet pumpkin flavor, and decadent rum cream cheese glaze, this cake is sure to be a hit at any gathering. So gather your ingredients and preheat your oven, because it's time to bake up a batch of this delicious pumpkin cake!

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