Leah's Infamous Holiday Rum Cake (Family)

Leah's cake is moist, delicious
and simple to make!

Ingredients: 

bundt cake pan 

Baker's secret baking spray

3/4 cup chopped pecans

1/4 cup sliced almonds

1 box Duncan Hines yellow cake mix

1 (92 grams) package of instant vanilla pudding mix

4 eggs

1/4 cup cold water

1/2 cup cooking oil

3/4 cup spiced rum

Glaze:

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter

1/4 cup water

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup spiced rum

Garnishes:

extra rum

whipped cream

Method:

Preheat oven to 325*. Spray the bottom and sides of a 10 inch bundt pan with Baker's Secret cooking spray. (Or, use butter and dust with flour.) 

Cover the bottom of the prepared pan with the nuts. In a large bowl, Stir together the cake mix, instant pudding powder, eggs, water, oil and rum.Mix just until all of the dry ingredients are moistened. (Be careful not to over mix.) Poor the batter over the nuts. Bake for 1 hour, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes and then invert onto a serving plate. Prick the top with a fork.

Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in the water and sugar. Boil for 5 minutes, while stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and stir in the rum. Brush the glaze evenly over the top and sides on the cake. Repeat until you have used all of the glaze. Wrap in plastic wrap or store in an airtight container.

Cut into slices to serve.

If desired spoon 1 tablespoon of rum on top of each individual slice and/or top with a dollop of whipped cream. Makes 10 to 12 servings.

Precious Cousin Leah

Note: Cousin Leah's Holiday Rum cake is a family favorite and so is she!