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A slice of Bahama Mama cake is shown next to the cake it is cut from. 3 layers of a white cake, filled and frosted with a white frosting. A pimeapple, a yellow cymbidium orchid, and a tropical cocktail - a Bahama Mama - are shown next to and behind the cake.
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5 from 3 votes

Bahama Mama Torte

This Bahama Mama Torte combines all of the flavours of the traditional cocktail, only in cake form! From The Spirited Baker.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Resting Time8 hours
Total Time9 hours 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24 People
Calories: 292kcal
Author: Marie Porter

Equipment

  • 2 x 10 inch cake pans OR
  • 3 x 8 inch cake pans

Ingredients

Cake

  • 3 cups Cake Flour
  • 2 ¼ cups Granulated Sugar
  • 2 tablespoon Baking Powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 3.5 oz Box Instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 6 Large Eggs
  • ½ cup Light / White Rum
  • 1 cup Pineapple Juice
  • 1 ½ cup Butter melted

Frosting

Soak

  • ¼ cup Kahlua
  • ¼ cup Malibu Rum Liqueur

Instructions

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Liberally grease three 8″ or two 10″ round cake pans with vegetable shortening, and/or spray with baking spray.
  • Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and pudding mix in a large mixing bowl. Add in eggs and white rum, beating until smooth.
  • Carefully add pineapple juice and melted butter to the mix, mixing on medium speed until smooth. Divide batter among prepared cake pans.
  • Bake until golden and knife inserted into center of batter comes out clean and cake springs back – about 45-60 minutes.
  • Allow to cool 10-15 minutes before turning cakes out onto baking rack to cool fully.
  • Ideally, allow to cool to room temperature, wrap tightly with plastic wrap, and proceed with the following steps the next day.

Frosting

  • Prepare buttercream, following the recipe link in the ingredients section, using 2 tablespoon (30 ml) each of Malibu rum and Kahlua to flavor.

Soak and Assembly

  • Remove plastic wrap from cake layers. Carefully slice the top off each round, leveling the surface of the cake.
  • Mix together ¼ cup (50 ml) each of Malibu rum and Kahlua, brush cut surfaces of cakes liberally with the mixture.
  • Place one cake, cut side up, on cake plate. Fill with prepared buttercream, and top off with second cake round, cut side down.
  • Repeat with remaining layer, if doing 8″ rounds.
  • Frost sides and top of cake.

Notes

Note: This cake gets VERY hard when chilled. Always serve cakes at room temperature! Cold cake is DRY cake.

Nutrition

Calories: 292kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 396mg | Potassium: 47mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 414IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 1mg