Rum Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. 2
   Grease and flour 10-inch tube or 12-cup Bundt pan.
3. 3
   Sprinkle nuts over bottom of pan.
4. 4
   Mix all cake ingredients together.
5. 5
   Pour batter over nuts.
6. 6
   Bake 1 hour.
7. 7
   Cool; invert onto serving plate. Prick top with fork.
8. 8
   Spoon and brush glaze evenly over top and sides.
9. 9
   Glaze:
10. 10
    Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in water and sugar.
11. 11
    Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, and remove from heat.
12. 12
    Stir in rum. You may decorate with whipped cream before serving.
13. 13
    ** If using yellow cake mix with pudding already in the mix, omit the instant pudding, using 3 eggs instead of 4 and 1/3 cup oil instead of 1/2.
14. 14
    ** I also bake this cake 3 to 4 days ahead of time.***.