posted by Sue Freeman 08-17-98 6:44 AM
Rum Cake
Cake:
1 package yellow cake mix
1 package (3 3/4 oz) vanilla instant pudding
4 eggs
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 cup dark rum (I think Bacardi is best)
1/2 cup vegtable oil
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 325^. Grease and flour a 10 inch bundt pan.Spread chopped walnuts evenly over bottom of pan. Mix cake mix, pudding, eggs, water, rum and oil until smooth. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake 1 hour. Cool in pan for 25 minutes. Invert onto a serving plate. Prick top. Spoon and brush with Rum glaze (recipe follows) evenly over cake, allowing cake to absorb the glaze.
Rum Glaze:
1 stick of butter
1/4 cup of water
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup rum
Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in water and sugar. Boil 5 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in rum.