Butterscotch Rum Pound Cake

A delicious rich pound cake with a twist! The butterscotch morsels add a nice sweet caramelized flavor to this classic pound cake.

Yield: 24 servings

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 2/3 cups (11 ounces) Nestle Toll House Butterscotch Flavored Morsels, divided
• 1 (18.25 ounce) box yellow cake mix*
• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup dark rum
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts or pecans

Glaze

• Remaining 1/3 cup butterscotch morsels
• 1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

Cake

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 10 inch Bundt pan.
2. Microwave 1 1/3 cups morsels in medium, microwave-safe bowl on medium-high (70%) power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10 to 20 second intervals, stirring until smooth. Cool to room temperature.
3. Combine cake mix, eggs, sour cream, milk, rum, butter and melted morsels in large mixer bowl. Beat on low speed just until moistened. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes.
4. Stir in 1 cup nuts.
5. Pour into prepared Bundt pan.
6. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean.
7. Cool in pan on wire rack for 20 minutes.
8. Invert onto wire rack to cool completely; transfer to serving platter. Pour Glaze over cake; sprinkle with chopped nuts.

Glaze

1. Microwave remaining butterscotch morsels and milk in small, microwave-safe bowl on medium-high (70%) power for 30 seconds; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
2. Cool for 5 to 10 minutes.

Notes

* 18.25 ounce boxes of cake mix have been replaced by 16.5 ounce and 15.25 ounce boxes. To compensate for the volume loss in a 16 ounce box, whisk 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour into the dry cake mix before proceeding with the recipe. To compensate for the volume loss in a 15.25 ounce box, add 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon baking powder.