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Alex Bala’s Better Than Rum Cake

Alex Bala's Better Than Rum Cake Recipe photo by Taste of Home 0 | 0 Reviews Total Time: Prep: 30 min. Bake: 30 min. + chilling

By Alex Bala

Recipe by Alex Bala, Longmont, Colorado

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Updated on Nov. 25, 2025 Jump to Recipe Save Saved Saving

This better than rum cake takes everything you love about a classic rum cake and makes it richer, softer and more indulgent. A fluffy vanilla-almond-rum cake is soaked in a warm rum-caramel sauce that melts into every bite. Finished with whipped topping and plenty of Heath bar crunch, t

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