1 c. chopped pecans
Sm. pkg. vanilla instant pudding
1/2 c. cold water
18 1/2 oz. pkg. yellow cake mix
4 eggs
1/2 c. oil
1/2 c. Bacardi dark rum

GLAZE:

1 stick butter
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. water
1/2 c. dark rum
Optional: Whipped cream, pecan halves

Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour 10 inch tube pan. Chop nuts and sprinkle over bottom of cake pan. Mix cake mix, pudding, egg, oil and water together. Stir in 1/2 cup rum. Pour over nuts in baking pan. Bake at 325 degrees in middle of oven for 1 hour. Cool 15 minutes. Prick top with fork.

For Glaze: Melt butter in saucepan. Add water and sugar. Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Cool. Stir in rum. Pour over cake and into holes made by fork. Top with whip cream and pecans to serve.