Recipe information
Yield
serves 12 to 16
Ingredients
1
cup chopped walnuts
One 18 1/4-ounce package yellow cake mix
One 3 1/2-ounce package instant vanilla pudding mix
4
eggs
1
/2 cup buttermilk
1
/2 cup vegetable oil
1
/2 cup dark rum
Glaze
4
tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
1
/4 cup water
1
cup sugar
1
/2 cup dark rum
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Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan. Sprinkle nuts over bottom of pan. Mix remaining ingredients together. Pour batter over nuts. Bake for 1 hour. Cool. Invert on service plate. Prick top with fork or toothpick. Drizzle and smooth glaze evenly over top and sides. Allow cake to absorb glaze. Use all the glaze.
Glaze
Step 2
Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in water and sugar. Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in rum.