Connie Schultz's Christmas Rum Cake

By á-46

Ingredients

• Cake:
• Editor's note: Recipe has been updated to specify baking temperature (325°F) and correct baking time (1 hour).
• 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• 1 standard-sized box yellow cake mix (with pudding in the mix)
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1/2 cup rum
• 1/3 cup oil
• Glaze:
• 1/4 lb butter
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup dark rum

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

To make the cake: Preheat oven to 325°F. Spread chopped nuts in the bottom of greased and floured bundt pan. Mix rest of ingredients together. Pour batter over nuts and bake for about 1 hour, or until an toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Cool, then invert on serving plate. Prick top with fork.

To make glaze: Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in water and sugar. Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in rum. Spoon and brush onto rum cake.