EASY RUM CAKE

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This is an easy recipe for a rum-soaked cake filled with walnuts and a rum glaze.

Provided by Mariann

Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Liqueur Dessert Recipes Rum

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 cup chopped walnuts
1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
½ cup dark rum
4 eggs
½ cup water
½ cup vegetable oil
1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
½ cup butter
⅛ cup water
½ cup white sugar
¼ cup rum

Steps:

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

Nutrition Facts : Calories 518.2 calories, Carbohydrate 51 g, Cholesterol 83.2 mg, Fat 29.9 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 5.6 g, SaturatedFat 7.9 g, Sodium 479.3 mg, Sugar 33.5 g