Pumpkin Rum Baba (baba Au Rhum) (thanksgiving Cake)

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• butter, to grease pan
• flour, to dust pan
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 3 eggs
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 (20 ounce) package poundcake mix
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup rum

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 generously grease a bundt pan and dust with flour, knocking out excess.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, at low speed, beat pumpkin with eggs, butter, milk and spice until well blended; gradually add cake mix.
• 4 gradually increase mixer speed to medium and mix for 3 minutes, occasionally scraping sides, continuing to mix until batter is smooth.
• 5 pour batter into prepared pan; bake until golden (1 hour).
• 6 cool in pan for 10 minutes, then on rack for 20 minutes.
• 7 in a saucepan, combine sugar and orange juice.
• 8 heat until sugar dissolves, stirring constantly, and mixture boils.
• 9 stir in rum and cinnamon, and remove from heat.
• 10 baste cake with sauce.