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Rum Raisin Carrot Bundt Cake Recipe. Moist, dense, spiced carrot cake with spiced rum soaked raisins and buttery rum icing. The best carrot cake! | thesugarcoatedcottage.com #cake #carrotcake #bundtcake

Rum Raisin Carrot Bundt Cake Recipe

Stacey - The Sugar Coated Cottage
Rum Raisin Carrot Bundt Cake Recipe. Moist, dense, spiced carrot cake with spiced rum soaked raisins. Topped with a buttery rum icing.
5 from 1 vote
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Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • CAKE:
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 Tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup canola oil
  • 4 cups grated carrots
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup spiced rum
  • 1 cup crushed walnuts plus more for garnish
  • ICING:
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 8 Tbsp butter 1 stick room temp
  • 3 Tbsp spiced rum
  • 1/2 Tbsp vanilla

Instructions
 

  • Pre heat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Grease and flour bundt pan.
  • CAKE:
  • Night before put raisins in a bowl and pour rum over top. Make sure raisins are under the rum as best you can. Let set over night.
  • In bowl of mixer add all the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, spices).
  • Mix to combine.
  • Next add in the eggs and canola oil, mix until well combined about, 2 minutes.
  • Scrape sides of bowl as needed. Give the bottom of mixing bowl a good scrape to.
  • Drain the raisins, lay out a paper towel and lay raisins on top, gently pat dry (don't press hard).
  • By hand fold in the raisins, carrots and walnuts.
  • Pour batter into pan, set on cookie sheet and place in oven.
  • Bake 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool for 10 minutes.
  • Then place cooling rack over the open end of the bundt pan and invert the cake (flip it over).
  • Gently lift cake pan off and let cake cool completely.
  • If not icing cake right away (after its cooled) then wrap in plastic wrap to keep cake fresh.
  • ICING:
  • Place butter in mixing bowl and mix until pale and yellow.
  • Add in the powdered sugar one spoonful at a time.
  • Add in rum and vanilla. Continue mixing until completely combined.
  • ASSEMBLY:
  • Ice cake with icing and sprinkle with walnuts.
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