This is a moist bundt cake made with pudding in the mix and has a sweet boiled glaze over the top similar to the classic Rum Butter Cake except this one uses Irish Cream Liqueur.
Everything about this cake is yummy, we added some chocolate chips to our batter to give this a nice addition of milk chocolate in every bite.
If you're a fan of Irish cream this cake is the perfect choice for St. Patrick's Day celebrations or even bringing to any potluck for dessert.
You don't even need to be a baker or like to bake it's that simple to make with just a few extra ingredients added to the cake mix you'll have a delicious semi-homemade Irish liqueur cake.
Sometimes we even tint the batter green for St. Paddy's Day!
Although any kind of pan can be used to bake this wonderful flavored cake, we usually use a bundt pan, but no worries use whatever you have.
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Step-by-Step Doctored Cake Mix Irish Cream Bundt Cake
- beat all the cake mix ingredients listed with an electric beater for around 4 minutes, fold in the chocolate chips
- bake for around 55 minutes using the toothpick method to check if it's completely cooked
- cool then invert into a deep cake container
- using fork tines prick the cake evenly
- make the glaze and pour it over the cake
Shopping List for Doctored Cake Mix Irish Cream Bundt Cake
- yellow cake mix
- instant vanilla pudding mix
- eggs
- water
- vegetable oil
- Irish Cream liqueur any brand
- Optional: milk chocolate chips or butterscotch chips
Additional Mix-In's
- 1 cup of any of these ingredients:
- coconut
- semi-sweet chocolate chips, white chocolate chips or butterscotch
- pistachios or other nuts you prefer
- dried fruits IE: pineapple, cherries, blueberries, craisins, raisins
- toffee chips
Pans to Use:
- Sheet cake: 13 x 9 around 45 minutes
- Bundt Swirly pan as shown: 10 -inches around 50 to 55 minutes
- Round pans: 2- 9-inch around 25 to 20 minutes
- Note: use the toothpick method (place in the cake when it comes out clean, the cake is cooked)
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Doctored Cake Mix Recipes
Recipes starting out with a cake mix are the easiest desserts and are always foolproof.
This cake can be left plain with no glaze and served with ice cream or whipped cream.
Adapt the recipe any way you prefer with or without chocolate chips.
Some other mix-ins we like are coconut, nuts, and chopped toffee bars.
Yield: 20
Cake Mix Irish Cream Bundt Cake
Our Irish Cream liqueur-doctored cake mix is a game-changer. Our wonderful cake is easy to make and perfect for St. Patrick's Day!
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 55 MinTotal time: 1 H & 5 M
Ingredients
- Cake Mix Irish Cream Bundt Cake
- 1- 15.25-ounce box of yellow cake mix
- 1- 3.4-ounce package of instant vanilla pudding mix
- 4 large eggs
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup Irish Cream liqueur any brand
- Optional: 1 cup of milk chocolate chips or butterscotch chips
- Topping:
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup Irish Cream liqueur
- Optional topping: whipped cream, any kind ice cream or just dusted with powdered sugar after cooling the cake
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan or a 13 x 9 sheet pan.
- In a large bowl using an electric mixer, add the cake and pudding with eggs, water, oil, and liqueur.
- Beat on, medium speed until the batter is well blended together around 3 to 4 minutes.
- Fold in the chocolate chips if using.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the middle comes clean with a toothpick 50 to 55 minutes.
- Cool for 3 minutes before inverting onto a deep cake container that will be large enough and deep enough to catch the glaze.
- Note: this can be served dusted just with powdered sugar if desired and no glaze.
- In a small saucepan add the butter, water, and sugar and mix together,
- Boil this until sugar is dissolved around 3 to 4 minutes.
- Stir in the Irish cream.
- Using fork tines, randomly poke holes throughout the cake.
- Pour this over the cake.
- This cake is best served the next day for the best flavors.
Notes
Pans to Use:
- Sheet cake: 13 x 9 around 45 minutes
- Bundt pan: 10 -inches around 55 to 60 minutes
- Round pans: 2- 9-inch around 25 to 20 minutes
- Note: use the toothpick method (place in the cake when it comes out clean, the cake is cooked)
Additional Mix-In's
- 1 cup of any of these ingredients:
- coconut
- semi-sweet chocolate chips, white chocolate chips or butterscotch
- pistachios or other nuts you prefer
- dried fruits IE: pineapple, cherries, blueberries, craisins, raisins
- toffee chips
Doctored Cake Mix Recipes
Recipes starting out with a cake mix are the easiest desserts and are always foolproof.
This cake can be left plain with no glaze and served with ice cream or whipped cream.
Adapt the recipe any way you prefer with or without chocolate chips.
Some other mix-ins we like are coconut, nuts, and chopped toffee bars.
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Disclosure: This recipe was originally shared in 2012. It was edited and re-published in 2023.