Aunt Grace's Rum Cake

Ingredients

Rum Cake

• 1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix (moist recipe)
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup dark rum
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup cooking oil
• 1 cup chopped pecans (Aunt Grace does not add these) (optional)

Rum Glaze

• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup dark rum

Directions

1. 1

   Cake:.

2. 2

   Grease and flour (or Pam) bundt cake pan.

3. 3

   Sprinkle chopped pecans around bottom of pan.

4. 4

   Whisk together cake and pudding mix.

5. 5

   Add liquid and eggs; beat with electric mixer on medium for 4 minutes.

6. 6

   Pour batter into pan and bake at 350° for 1 hour.

7. 7

   Cool approximately 10 minutes; invert onto plate and prick all over with toothpick.

8. 8

   Pour glaze over top and let sit for at least one hour (longer is better).

9. 9

   Glaze:.

10. 10

    Mix together water, sugar and butter in saucepan.

11. 11

    Bring to a boil; boil over medium for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.

12. 12

    Mixture will become thick and begin to pull away from saucepan.

13. 13

    Add rum--keep face away from saucepan to avoid alcohol cloud that will form.

14. 14

    Stir vigorously and remove from heat; pour over cake.