Shelly's Recipe

IRISH CREAM BUNDT CAKE

Category: Cakes from Cake Mixes

Cake:
1 cup chopped pecans
1 (18.25 oz) pkg yellow cake mix
1 (3.4 oz) pkg instant vanilla pudding mix
4 eggs
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup Irish cream liqueur or 1/4 cup vodka and 1/2 cup Irish cream
1/2 cup butter

Glaze:
1/4 cup water
1 cup white sugar
1/4 cup Irish cream liqueur

Preheat oven to 325 Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan. Sprinkle chopped nuts evenly over bottom of pan.

In a large bowl, combine cake mix and pudding mix. Mix in eggs, water, oil and Irish cream liqueur. Beat for 5 minutes at high speed. Pour batter over nuts in pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then invert onto the serving dish. Prick top and sides of cake. Spoon glaze over top and brush onto sides of cake. Allow to absorb glaze repeat until all glaze is used up

To make the glaze: In a saucepan, combine butter, water and sugar. Bring to a boil and continue boiling for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in Irish cream.