Heather's Creme De Menthe Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup peppermint candy, like powder or candy cane, very finely crushed like powder

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix

• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package vanilla instant pudding mix
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup creme de menthe or irish cream (liqueur)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup creme de menthe or irish cream (liqueur)

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 325. Grease and flour a 10" Bundt pan.

2. 2

   In a large bowl, combine cake mix and pudding mix.

3. 3

   Mix in eggs, 1/4 cup water, 1/2 cup oil and 3/4 cup Creme de Menthe or Irish Creme. Beat for 5 minutes at high speed. Pour batter in pan.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.

5. 5

   Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then invert onto the serving dish.

6. 6

   Prick top and sides of cake.

7. 7

   Spoon glaze over top and brush onto sides of cake.

8. 8

   Allow to absorb glaze. Repeat until all glaze is used up.

9. 9

   Sprinkle fine peppermint dust on top of cake.

10. 10

    Glaze:.

11. 11

    In a saucepan, combine butter, 1/4 cup water and 1 cup sugar. Bring to a boil, and continue boiling for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.

12. 12

    Remove from heat, and stir in 1/4 cup Creme de Menthe or Irish Cream.