Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the recipes category.

Rum Glazed Pumpkin Cake Recipe.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup chopped pecans
.
1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin.
1/2 cup sugar
.
1/2 cup canola oil.
4 large eggs
.
1/4 cup water.
1 package yellow cake mix (regular size).
1-1/2 TSPs ground cinnamon
.
1/2 TSP ground nutmeg
.
1/8 TSP ground cloves
.
GLAZE:


1 cup sugar
.
1/2 cup butter, cubed.
1/4 TSP ground cinnamon.
Dash ground cloves
.
1/2 cup rum.

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 10" fluted tube pan; sprinkle pecans onto bottom of pan.
In a large bowl, beat pumpkin, sugar, oil, eggs and water until well blended. In another bowl, whisk cake mix and spices; gradually beat into pumpkin mixture. Transfer to prepared pan.
Bake 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.
In a small saucepan, combine sugar, butter, cinnamon and cloves; cook and stir over medium heat until butter is melted. Remove from heat. Stir in rum; cook and stir 2-3 minutes longer or until sugar is dissolved.
Gradually brush glaze onto warm cake, about 1/4 cup at a time, allowing glaze to soak into cake before adding more. Cool completely.

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