1 c. chopped pecans or walnuts
1 (18 1/2 oz.) box yellow cake mix Duncan Hines preferred
1 sm. pkg. Jello instant pudding and pie filling
4 eggs
1/2 c. cold water
1/2 c. oil
1/2 c. rum

GLAZE:

1/4 lb. butter
1/4 c. water
1 c. granulated sugar
1/2 c. rum

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour 10 inch tube pan or 12 cup bundt pan. Sprinkle nuts over bottom of pan. Mix all cake ingredients together. Pour batter over nuts. Bake 1 hour. Cool, invert on serving plate. Prick top of cake. Drizzle and smooth the glaze evenly over top and sides, allow cake to absorb the glaze, repeat until glaze is used up.

Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in water and sugar. Boil for 5 minutes stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add rum. Cool glaze until just lukewarm.