Title: Mike's Rum Cake
Categories: Cake
Yield: 12 Servings
| 1 | c | Pecans; finely chopped |
| 18 1/2 | oz | Yellow cake mix; no pudding |
| 1 | pk | Vanilla pudding mix; small |
| 4 | | Egg |
| 1/2 | c | Cold water |
| 1/2 | c | Wesson oil |
| 1/2 | c | Dark bacardi rum |
| | | Glaze: |
| 1/4 | lb | Butter |
| 1/4 | c | Water |
| 1 | c | Sugar |
| 1/2 | c | Dark bacardi rum |
Preheat oven to 325 degrees (f) Grease and flour a 10 cup bundt pan
Sprinkle chopped pecans in bottom of pan Pour batter of water, cake mix,
pudding, eggs and oil and rum over the nuts in the pan Bake 1 hour or until
done by toothpick test Cool and Invert over cake rack GLAZE: Melt and stir
all ingredients except rum over low flame for 5 minutes, keep stirring and
wiping sides of pan Take an Ice pick and make many holes in the top of
cake, thru the nut coating, after you have made many holes, keep drizzling
in the glaze until it is all absorbed. You cannot rush this part.. Let the
cake sit until dinner, and then enjoy with expresso, or other after dinner
liqueur. ENJOY......This cake will keep well and is better the next day.
Will always be very wet inside and moist.