TEQUILA CAKE

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Provided by Mary Bird @frenchgoddess

Categories Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 7

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1 box(es) yellow cake mix
1 small box vanilla instant pudding
4 large eggs
1/2 cup(s) water
1/2 cup(s) vegetable oil
1/2 cup(s) tequila (no need to use the expensive stuff)
3/4 cup(s) dried currants(reconstitute by soaking them 10 min. in enough hot water/tequila mixed together to cover, then drained and patted damp dry with paper towel)

Steps:

Grease and flour a tube or Bundt cake pan. Preheat oven to325.
Mix all ingredients until blended and pour into prepared pan. Bake one hour. Check by testing with long toothpick for doneness. Cool in pan for 5 min, then invert onto cake plate. Poke holes in cake with toothpick. Brush and spoon sauce (about ½) onto cake . Store remainder of sauce in fridge for serving.
Sauce for cake: ½ stick butter ¼ cup water 1 C sugar ½ C tequila or a combination of tequila and pre-mixed margarita drink Melt butter and saucepan. Stir in water and sugar. Boil 5 min while stirring constantly. Stir in Tequila.