Rum Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Grease and flour bundt cake pan.
2. 2
   Preheat oven to 325AF.
3. 3
   Sprinkle pecans in bottom of bundt pan.
4. 4
   Sprinkle brown sugar over pecans.
5. 5
   Mix the cake mix, dry pudding mix, eggs, oil, milk, and rum until smooth.
6. 6
   Pour cake mix on tip of pecans and brown sugar.
7. 7
   Smooth the top.
8. 8
   Bake 50 to 60 minutes.
9. 9
   While cake is baking, make the glaze.
10. 10
    Starting with the butter, sugar, water in a medium saucepan.
11. 11
    Bring glaze mixture to a boil and boil for 5 minutes.
12. 12
    Stir constantly.
13. 13
    Remove pan from heat and add rum.
14. 14
    Stir in rum and reheat 1 minute on the stove.
15. 15
    When cake is done, use a fork to gently poke holes in the cake.
16. 16
    Drizzle about 1/3 of glaze on top of the cake while it is in the pan.
17. 17
    Let rest for 10 minutes in the pan.
18. 18
    Invert the cake onto a serving plate and poke small holes in the top of the cake with a folk, gently.
19. 19
    Slowly drizzle the remaining glaze over the cake.
20. 20
    Wait a minute between applications to let the glaze soak in.
21. 21
    Allow to cool to room temperature before serving to let glaze soak in.