1 box Duncan Hines butter recipe cake mix
1 pkg. (3-4 oz.) pkg. instant vanilla pudding mix
3/4 c. oil
3/4 c. milk
1 c. chopped pecans
4 eggs
1 tbsp. butter rum flavoring or 2 tsp. rum extract plus 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Grease tube pan and lightly flour. Sprinkle chopped pecans over bottom of pan. Combine all ingredients except pecans in bowl and mix until well blended. Pour over pecans and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Frost while hot.

FROSTING:

1 1/2 c. confectioners' sugar
3/4 stick butter
4 tbsp. water
1 tsp. rum extract
2 tsp. vanilla extract

Combine all ingredients except flavoring. Cook until bubbly. Add flavorings. Spoon around edge and center of hot cake. Slip knife between cake and pan so icing can reach pecans on bottom. Let stand 10 minutes, then turn out.