Rum Cake

By hicksofmarvin

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1 c chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)
• 1 (18.25oz) Golden Yellow cake mix
• 1 (3 3/4 oz) pkg. vanilla instant pudding mix
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 Bacardi rum
• 1/2 c water
• 1/2 c oil
• Glaze:
• When cake has only a few minutes remaining make glaze.  Melt in a small pot:
• 1 stick butter
• Add:
• 1 c sugar
• 1/4 c water

Preparation

Step 1

Bring to a slow boil and stir constantly for 5 minutes.  Remove from heat and add:
¼ c Bacardi rum
 
Grease and flower a 10in. tube pan. 
Sprinkle nuts over the bottom. 
Mix remaining cake ingredients and pour over nuts.
Bake at 325 for 1 hour. 
Remove from oven and set pan on a wire rack. 
Prick all over top with a fork, or make small slits with a sharp knife. 
Pour glaze over cake still in pan and allow to soak in. 
When cake cools, remove from pan and serve!