Ingredients

  • Classic Yellow Cake Mix
  • 1/4 cup rum Dark or Aged, or 1/2 tsp. Rum Extract or 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract.
  • 1/2 cup sour cream or buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1 can mangos in Syrup, drained and chopped to rough dice or sliced.
  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup pancake syrup not Maple Syrup.
  • 1 dash cinnamon
  • confectioner's sugar

Method

  • Prepare cake according to directions for Upside Down Cake EXCEPT:
  • Substitute 1/4 cup rum for part of the required water or, if using extract, balance accordingly.
  • Substitute Sour Cream or Buttermilk for part of the required oil.
  • Beat until Smooth.
  • Add Cinnamon and swirl in.
  • Toss Mangoes in orange juice and set aside.
  • Grease/Spray Bundt pan and sprinkle bottom with Dark Brown Sugar.
  • Pour Mango mixture over Dark Brown Sugar.
  • Pour Cake mixture over Mangoes.
  • Drizzle top of cake with Pancake Syrup.
  • Bake 10-12 minutes more than suggested on packaging.
  • Remove Cake and Dust with Confectioner's Sugar-cool completely.
  • Flip Cake and remove from pan.
  • Serve: Topped with coconut if desired
  • With a swirl of rum-spiked whipped topping
  • With Fresh Blueberries on the side
  • Sprinkled with Brown Sugar Cinnamon Crumb Topping
  • Sprinkled with Granola
  • With a side of Pineapple or Mango Chutney