Rum Cake

This recipe will melt in your mouth absolutely a hit at any occassion. This recipe was given to me by a lady named Carla (an old customer of mine who brought me a piece because she felt bad that I had to work on Christmas Day).

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 bundt cake

Ingredients

• Mix

• 1⁄2 cup  chopped pecans
• 1 (18 ounce) box  butter recipe golden yellow duncan hines  cake mix
• 1 (3 1/2ounce) box instant vanilla pudding
• 1⁄2 cup rum
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup  Crisco cooking oil
• 4  eggs

• Icing

• 1  cup sugar (white)
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄4 cup rum (or Rum flavoring)
• 1⁄4 cup water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Put nuts in the bottom of greased and floured bundt pan.
3. Mix the rest of the Mix ingredients for 2 minutes and pour into pan.
4. Bake 50-60 mins or until toothpick test comes out clean.
5. About 10 minutes before the cake is done start your icing by combining all ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat.
6. Boil for about 2-3 minutes (stay with the icing it tends to want to froth up if not watched).
7. While keeping your icing hot take out the cake and poke holes through the cake with a skewer all the way to bottom of cake while hot. Slowly pour hot icing over cake while still in the pan and let soak for about 30 minutes before removing.