BACARDI FAMOUS RUM CAKE

Bacardi Famous Rum Cake image

Provided by Mary R Morris

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup of chopped walnuts or pecans
1- 18oz pkg .yellow cake mix
1-3 oz pkg jello vanilla instant pudding and pie filling
4 large eggs
1/2 cup of cold water
1/2 cup of vegatable oil (i use wesson or crisco)
1/2 cup bacardi dark rum-or any good rum-80 proof
GLAZE:;
1 stick of real butter-do not use margarine
1/4 cup of water
1 cup of granulated sugar
1/2 cup of bacardi rum -or any good rum

Steps:

1. Preaheat oven to 325 degrees.Grease and flour 10"tube or 12 cup Bundt pan .(I use bakers joy spray)Sprinkle nut over bottom of pan.Mix cake ingredients together .Pour batter over nuts .Bake 1 hour .Cool and invert on serving plate.Prick Top of Cake.Drizzle and smooth glaze over top and side of cake.Allow cake to absorb glaze.Repeate till glaze is used up.
2. For Glaze . Melt butter in saucepan .Stir in water and sugar.Boil 5 minutes,stirring constantly.REMOVE FROM HEAT .Stir in Rum.
3. Personal Note:::If using cake mix with pudding already in the mix omit instant pudding use only 3 eggs and only 1/3 cup of oil....I use cake mix with out the pudding if at all possible.I like the looks the Tube Pan gives the cake ,but have use a bunt ,both work