Rum Cake

1 Cup chopped pecans
1   package   yellow cake mix (no pudding)
1   package   instant vanilla pudding
4       eggs  
1/2   Cup   cold water  
1/2   Cup   vegetable oil  
1/2   Cup   dark Rum  
    ** Rum Glaze Ingredients **  
2   sticks   butter  
1/4   Cup   water  
1   Cup   sugar  
1/2   Cup   Rum  
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan or 12 Cup bundt cake pan. Sprinkle nuts on bottom.

In a bowl, combine cake mix, pudding, eggs, water, oil, and rum. Mix until smooth. Pour batter over nuts. Bake for 1 hour. Cool in pan. Invert on serving plate.

Prick top with skewer; spoon and brush rum glaze evenly over the top and sides. Allow cake to absorb glaze. Repeat until glaze is used up.

Rum Glaze

Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in water and sugar. Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in rum. Drizzle on cake as directed.