Rum Cake with Glaze

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Difficulty: easy Prep Time: Five Minutes Total Time: 30 Minutes or Less

1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1 yellow cake mix
1 pkg vanilla instant pudding
4 eggs
1⁄2 cup cold water
1⁄2 cup oil
1⁄2 cup dark rum

Glaze
1⁄4 lb butter
1⁄4 cup water
1 cup sugar
1⁄2 cup dark rum

Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour 10" tube pan or 12-cup bundt pan. Sprinkle nuts over bottom. Mix all remaining ingredients together, then pour batter over nuts in pan. Bake approximately 1 hour. Remove from oven and invert on cooling rack. When cooled, overturn cake onto serving plate.

Glaze:
Melt butter in saucepan, then stir in water and sugar. Boil for 5 min., stirring constantly, then stir in rum. Prick top of cake with toothpick and drizzle hot rum sauce over cake. Can be served with whipped topping or vanilla ice cream.