RUM FRUIT CAKE 
1 c. chopped pecans or walnuts
1 (18 1/2 oz.) yellow cake mix
1 (3 3/8 oz.) pkg. vanilla instant pie or pudding mix
4 eggs
1/2 c. cold water
1/4 c. orange juice
1 tsp. rum flavor
2 c. fruit cake mix

Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour tube pan or Bundt pan. Sprinkle 1/2 of nuts over bottom of pan, Mix all cake ingredients together. Pour over nuts. Bake for 1 hour. Prick top, allow cake to absorb glaze. Repeat until glaze is used up.

GLAZE:

1/8 lb. butter
1/8 c. water
11/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. orange juice
1 tsp. rum flavor

Melt butter in sauce pan, stir in water and sugar. Boil for 5 minutes. Stir in orange juice and rum flavor.

 

Recipe Index