APRICOT BRANDY CAKE

Apricot Brandy Cake image

Provided by Elaine

Categories Dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 (18 ounce) box Betty Crocker yellow cake mix or 1 (18 ounce) box white cake mix
1 (3 1/2 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding
1/2 cup oil or 1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup apricot brandy
4 eggs
1/2 cup broken pecans
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup oil or 1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup apricot brandy

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Put cake mix and pudding mix in bowl.
Add oil/butter, water, apricot brand and eggs and beat until smooth.
Grease and flour a 12 cup bundt pan.
Sprinkle nuts in the bottom of the pan.
Pour batter in on top of nuts.
Bake for 1 hour.
For glaze, in a sauce pan, combine melted butter/oil, sugar, water and brandy. Boil for 3 minutes.
After removing cake from oven pour hot glaze over hot cake and allow to set for 30 minutes, then invert onto a plate.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 454.8, Fat 23.5, SaturatedFat 3.3, Cholesterol 71.3, Sodium 418.6, Carbohydrate 58.1, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 42.8, Protein 4.4