Rum Cake

CAKE
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 (18 1/4 oz) pkg yellow cake mix
- 1 (3 1/2oz) pkg instant vanilla pudding mix
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup dark rum

Grease and flour a 10 in tube pan. Sprinkle nuts over bottom of pan. Mix remaining ingrediets. Pour batter over nuts. Bake at 350 for one hour. After cooling, invert on service plate. Prick top with fork or toothpick. Drizzle and smooth glaze evenly over top and sides. Allow cake to absorb glaze. Use all the glaze.

GLAZE
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup dark rum

Melt butter in sauce pan. Stir in water and sugar. Boil five minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in rum.