SCANDALOUSLY RICH RUM CAKE

SCANDALOUSLY RICH RUM CAKE image

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 2

1 cup finel chopped pecans or walnuts. One 18 1/2 oz pkg. yellow cake mix. One 3-3/4 oz pkg. instant vanilla pudding mix. 4 eggs, at room temperature. 1/2 cup dark rum
Glaze: 1 stick butter, 1 cup sugar, 1/4 cup water, 1/2 cup dark rum.

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 10 inch bundt pan. Sprinkle the nuts inside the pan, trying to coat the sides as much as possible. In a medium bowl, using an electic mixer, combine the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water, oil, and rum. Mix until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Pour into pan and smooth top. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Cool 30 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare glaze: In a medium saucepan melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in the sugar and water and bring to a boil. Cook for 5 minutes: then remove from heat and stir in rum. Place the cake upside down in a serving plate. Pierce it all over with a toothpick. drizzel 1/3 of the glaze over the cake. Turn the cake over and brush the remaining glaze over the top. Cool completely.