Shelly's Recipe

RUM WALNUT CAKE I

Category: Cakes from Cake Mixes

CAKE:
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 pkg. yellow cake mix
1 pkg. vanilla instant pudding
4 eggs
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup dark rum

Preheat oven to 325 deg. Grease and flour bundt or angel food cake pan. Sprinkle nuts over bottom of pan. Mix the rest of the cake ingredients in mixing bowl and pour into pan. Bake one hour. Let cool completely in pan and then invert onto a serving plate. Poke holes in top of cake. Drizzle some glaze over top and sides of cake. Let absorb and repeat until all of the glaze is gone.

GLAZE:
4 T butter
1/8 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup dark rum

Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in water and sugar. Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in rum.