Grandma's Famous Rum Cake

     For as long as I can remember my grandma has brought a delicious rum cake to every occasion.  She has since passed on and I'd like to share her cake recipe.  

     Grandma liked to put a little extra rum in her cakes.  I prefer to go light.  You can choose to up the rum according to your tastes.  


1 box Vanilla Cake Mix
1 box instant vanilla pudding mix
4 eggs
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup light or dark rum
1/2 cup water
1 cup chopped pecans

For glaze:
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
pinch salt
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup light or dark rum

Mix together the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, rum, water and melted butter.
Grease and flour your non-stick Bundt pan and sprinkle the chopped pecans evenly around the bottom of it.  Bake the cake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 1 hour.
While your cake is cooking you can make the rum glaze.  Mix together the sugar, butter, salt and water and bring to a boil.  Boil, stirring, for 5 minutes.  Remove from heat and stir in the rum.
Once the cake has cooled brush on first coat of glaze.  Add a layer of glaze every 20 minutes until gone.