EASY RUM CAKE RECIPE

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Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup chopped pecans
1 package (18 1/4 ounces) yellow cake mix
1 package (4-serving size) vanilla instant pudding mix
4 eggs
1 cup water
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
2 tablespoons McCormick® Imitation Rum Extract
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
2 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Imitation Rum Extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325°F. For the Cake, sprinkle pecans evenly in bottom of greased and floured 12-cup Bundt pan. Mix cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water, butter and 2 tablespoons rum extract in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 4 minutes. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake 1 hour or until cake begins to pull away from sides of pan. Cool in pan 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, for the Glaze, mix sugar, butter and water in small saucepan. Stirring constantly, bring to boil on medium heat and boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon rum extract. Invert cake onto serving platter. Pierce cake with fork. Spoon glaze over warm cake.