Cake Ingredients

• 1 c chopped peacans
• 1 (18 1/2 oz) yellow cake mix
• 1 (3 3/4 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 c cold water
• 1/2 c vegetable oil
• 1/2 c Bacardi dark run

Glaze Ingredients

• 1/2 lb butter
• 1/4 c water
• 1 c sugar
• 1/2 c Bacardi dark rum

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Grease and flour 10 inch tube pan.
3. Sprinkle nuts over bottom of pan.
4. Mix all cake ingredients.
5. Pour batter over nuts in pan.
6. Bake on hour.
7. Cool.
8. Invert on serving plate.
9. Prick top.
10. For glaze, melt butter, stir in water and sugar.
11. Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
12. Stir in rum.
13. Drizzle over cake.
14. Serve with whipped cream on side if desired.

By Pat Derezinski