A Bite of the Sweet Life by Creative Bakery Solutions

Rum Cake

Ingredients

• 1- 18.25 ounce Vanilla Variations mix by Creative Bakery Solutions
• 3 3/4 oz - 1 package Vanilla instant pudding
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/2 cup dark rum
• 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour ring pan or 9x13 pan. Sprinkle nuts over bottom of pan. Mix all ingredients together. Pour batter over nuts. Bake 1 hour. Cool. Invert on serving plate. Prick top. Drizzle and smooth glaze evenly over top and sides. Allow cake to absorb glaze. Repeat till glaze is used up.
2. For glaze: melt 1/4 cup butter in saucepan. Stir in 1/4 cup water and 1 cup sugar. Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 cup dark rum. Optional: Decorate with whole maraschino cherries and border of sugar frosting or whipped cream. Serve with seedless green grapes dusted with powdered sugar.