Birthday Rum Cake
This is the cake that Betty makes each year for my birthday.
| Ingredients for cake | |
1 |
Cup chopped nuts -- Walnuts or pecans |
1 |
Package of Yellow cake mix with pudding in mix |
4 |
Eggs |
1/2 |
Cup of tap water |
1/4 |
Cup Canola Oil |
1/2 |
Cup Bacardi Dark Rum |
| Ingredients for glaze | |
1 |
Cup grandular sugar |
1/2 |
Cup of butter |
1/4 |
Cup of Water |
1/2 |
Cup Bacardi Dark Rum |
| Directions for cake | |
| Sprinkle nuts evenly in bottom of greesed and floured 10" tube pan | |
| Combine cake mix, eggs, water, oil, and rum in large mixing bowl | |
| Blend ingredients and then beat at medium speed with an electric mixer for 4 minutes | |
| Pour mixture into prepared tube pan | |
| Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour -- do not under bake | |
| Cool cake in pan for 15 minutes | |
| Directions for glaze | |
| Melt butter in a sauce pan | |
| Stir in water and sugar | |
| Heat while stirring until it comes to a boil | |
| Boil for 5 minutes while constantly stiring | |
| Remove from heat and slowly stir in the rum | |
| Place on heat and bring back to a boil | |
| Directions for assembling the cake | |
| Invert cake onto the serving plate | |
| Poke holes down from the top with an ice pick or small metal rod | |
| Carefully spoon glaze over the cake |
