Famous Rum Cake

2 hours Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 1 hours

556 calories per serving view nutrition facts

1 cake suggest servings

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Ingredients


Cake
1	cup	pecans	or walnuts, chopped
1	each	cake mix, yellow
1	package	instant pudding mix, vanilla
4	large	eggs
1/2	cup	water	cold
1/2	cup	wesson oil
1/2	cup	dark rum	80 proof

Glaze
1/4	pound	butter
1/4	cup	water
1/2	cup	dark rum	80 proof

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Grease and flour 10 inch 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.

Spoon and brush 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.

Note: If using yellow cake mix with pudding already in the mix; omit instant pudding, use 3 eggs instead of 4; 1/3 cup oil instead of 1/2.

Optional: Decorate the top with border of sugar frosting or whipped cream (several little dollops) and sprinkle with shredded milk chocolate on each dollop.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 175g

Amount per Serving

Calories 556 77% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 48.0g	73%
Saturated Fat 18.0g	90%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 273mg	91%
Sodium 592mg	25%
Total Carbohydrate 27.0g	9%
Dietary Fiber 3.0g	10%
Sugars 24.0g
Protein 9.0g	18%