Old-fashioned Whiskey Cake

This came from my sister's mother-in-law many, many years ago and has been handed down over the years. It's not only a great dessert, it also makes a wonderful gift at Christmastime.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• CAKE

• 1 (18 ounce) box  yellow cake mix
• 1 (3 1/2ounce) box instant vanilla pudding
• 4  eggs
• 1⁄2 cup  oil
• 1  cup  whole milk or 1  cup 2% low-fat milk
• 1 1⁄2 fluid ounces  whiskey
• 1  cup pecans or 1  cup walnuts, chopped

• ICING

• 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup  whiskey

Directions

1. CAKE: Combine all ingredients and mix for 3 minutes by hand.
2. Pour into well-greased bundt pan and bake for 50-60 minutes at 350 degrees.
3. Toothpick should come out clean.
4. ICING:
5. Cook on stovetop on med.
6. heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture is brown.
7. Leave cake in pan and using a toothpick, poke several holes into cake.
8. Pour 3/4 of icing onto cake.
9. Let set 15 minutes.
10. Flip cake onto plate.
11. Brush remaining icing onto top& sides of cake.