Rum Cake

Chris H's Note:

A Yummy holiday treat!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 cake

• 1 (6 ounce) package vanilla instant pudding mix
• 1 yellow cake mix, pudding in the mix
• 1 cup chopped nuts (1/2 walnuts, 1/2 pecans,etc.)
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup spiced rum

GLAZE

• 1/4 lb butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup spiced rum

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325.
2. Combine pudding mix, cake mix, vegetable oil, eggs, water,& spiced rum; mix with a mixer.
3. Grease& flour a bundt/tube cake pan.
4. Put nuts in pan first, then pour in cake mix.
5. Bake for 60-65 minutes.
6. Cool for 15 minutes, then invert on a plate.
7. Prick cake with toothpick (esp. the top& sides).
8. Drizzle with glaze while cake is stil hot; spoon ALL of mixture over cake.
9. GLAZE: While cake is in oven, melt butter in a saucepan.
10. Stir in sugar& water.
11. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
12. Remove from heat& add rum (do NOT cook the rum!).

Reviews

[Penny L Hall]

my mom has made this for years as presents. I picked up the practice and always get requests for it the next year. A very moist delicious cake!

[Chris H]

Not too hard to make, and VERY tastey--it was a huge success at my last office party!