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Grandma's Rum Cake Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cake
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1 pkg yellow cake mix with pudding
3 eggs
1/2 cup cold water
1/3 cup oil
1/2 cup dark rum - 80 proof

Glaze
1/4 lb butter
1/4 cup water
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup rum
Directions:
Directions:
Cake
Mix all ingredients for cake preparation together (except pecans/walnuts)
Grease pan and sprinkle pecans/walnuts over bottom of pan
Pour batter over nuts
Bake for one hour at 325 degrees using a bundt cake pan
Cool for one hour & then prick the top of the cake to allow glaze to be absorbed

Glaze
Melt butter & add water and sugar
Boil for 5 minutes
Remove from heat and stir in rum
Pour glaze over cake while glaze is still warm
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
8
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1-1 1/2 hours
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Jim loved this cake - I suspect the rum added to his enjoyment!

 

 

 

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