Rum Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 18 1/2-ounce package yellow cake mix
• 1 3 3/4-ounce package instant vanilla pudding
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup Bacardi dark rum
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1/2 cup Wesson oil

Glaze:

• 1/4 pound butter
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup Bacardi rum

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour 10\" tube or 12-cup bundt pan. Sprinkle nuts over bottom of pan. Mix all cake ingredients together. Pour batter over nuts in pan. Bake 1 hour; set on rack to cool. Invert onto serving plate and prick top. Drizzle and brush glaze evenly over top and sides.

Glaze: melt butter in saucepan. Stir in water and sugar. Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in rum.

Decorate with whole maraschino cherries and border of whipped cream.