Bacardi Rum Cake



1      Cup           Pecans — chopped
1      Package       Yellow Cake Mix
1      Package       Vanilla Pudding Mix — instant
4                    Eggs
1/2  Cup           Cold Water
1/2  Cup           Oil
1/2  Cup           Dark Rum — Bacardi
Glaze:
1/4  Pound         Butter
1/4  Cup           Water
1      Cup           Confectioner’s Sugar
1/2  Cup           Dark Rum — Bacardi

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Grease and flour 10″ tube or 12-cup Bundt pan.

Sprinkle nuts over bottom of pan.

Mix all cake ingredients together.  Pour batter over nuts.

Bake 1 hour.  Cool.  Invert on serving plate.  Prick top.

Drizzle and smooth glaze evenly over top and sides.  Allow cake to absorb
glaze.  Repeat till glaze is used up.

GLAZE:

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

OPTIONAL:

Decorate with whole maraschino cherries and border of sugar frosting or
whipped cream.  Serve with seedless green grapes dusted with powdered
sugar.

NOTES : May use walnuts instead of pecans

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