🍰 This legendary cake lives up to its name—one bite and you’re hooked! Moist, buttery, and packed with flavor, Crack Cake is a viral sensation for good reason. With a crispy cinnamon-sugar crust and a tender crumb soaked in a buttery rum glaze, it’s impossible to resist.
✨ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
✔ Unbelievably moist – Thanks to a buttery rum soak
✔ Crispy cinnamon-sugar topping – The perfect contrast
✔ Easy to make – Just mix, bake, and soak
✔ Great for crowds – Disappears fast at parties
✔ Better with time – Tastes even better the next day
📝 Ingredients
For the Cake
- 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
- 1 box (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix
- 4 large eggs
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup rum (or apple juice for non-alcoholic)
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
For the Glaze
- ½ cup (1 stick) butter
- ¼ cup water
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup rum (or apple juice)
👩🍳 Step-by-Step Instructions
1. Prep & Preheat
- Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C).
- Grease a Bundt pan very well (this cake sticks!).
2. Make the Cake Batter
- In a large bowl, mix cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water, oil, and rum until smooth.
- In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon.
- Pour half the batter into the pan, sprinkle with half the cinnamon sugar, then repeat.
3. Bake
- Bake 50-55 mins until a toothpick comes out clean.
4. Make the Glaze
- While cake bakes, melt butter, water, and sugar in a saucepan. Boil 1 min, then remove from heat and stir in rum.
5. Soak the Cake
- Poke holes all over the warm cake with a skewer.
- Slowly pour glaze over the cake, letting it soak in.
- Cool 30 mins in pan, then invert onto a plate.
💡 Pro Tips
✅ Use a nonstick Bundt pan – Or grease very thoroughly
✅ Don’t skip the soak – This makes the cake ultra-moist
✅ Let it rest – The flavors deepen overnight
✅ Swap the rum – Bourbon or spiced rum adds extra warmth