Rum Cake


BACARDI RUM CAKE

  1. 1 box (81/2 oz) yellow cake mix
  2. I box (3 3/4 oz) vanilla instant pudding & pie filling
  3. or buy yellow cake mix with pudding already in box
  4. 4 eggs
  5. 1/2 Cup cold water
  6. 1 1/2 Cup dark run (80 proof)
  7. 1/2 Cup vegetable oil

Preheat oven to 325 deg.
Grease and flour a 10 " tube pan
Mix cake mix, pudding, eggs, water, rum and oil until smooth
Pour into prepared pan
Bake 1 hour
Cool in pan for 25 minutes
Invert onto serving plate
Pick top and spoon and brush Rlum Glaze evenly over cake, allowing the cake to absorb the glaze
When cake is cooled, drizzle with Chocolate Glaze Topping and sprinkle with nuts, if you wish

RUM GLAZE

  1. 1/4 pound (1 stick) butter
  2. 1/4 Cup water
  3. 1 Cup Granulated sugar
  4. 1/2 Cup dark rum (80 proof)

Melt butter or oleo in saucepan
Stir in water and sugar
Boil 5 minutes
Remove from heat, stir in rum

CHOCOLATE GLAZE TOPPING

  1. 4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate
  2. 1 teasp. butter or shortening
Melt chocolate and butter over very low heat in a heavy saucepan

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