Easy Rum Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
  • 1/2 cup dark rum
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
Glaze
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/8 cup water
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup rum

Instructions

1_ Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube or Bundt pan. Sprinkle nuts over the bottom of the pan.

2_ Mix together the cake mix, 1/2 cup dark rum, eggs, 1/2 cup water, oil, and vanilla pudding mix. Pour batter over the nuts in the pan.

3_ Bake for 1 hour. Cool, and invert cake on a serving plate. Prick the top of the cake.


4_ To Make The Glaze: Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in 1/8 cup water and the 1/2 cup sugar. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove glaze from heat, and stir in 1/4 cup rum. Drizzle and smooth evenly over the top and sides.

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