1 (18-1/2 ounce) box Duncan Hines or Betty Crocker yellow cake mix
1 (3-3/4 ounce) box Jello Instant vanilla pudding
4 eggs
1/2 cup cooking oil (not olive oil)
1/2-cup water
1/2-cup rum (use Meyers Dark Rum)

1/2-cup butter
1/4-cup sugar
1/4-cup water
1-ounce Meyers Dark Rum

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a tube pan.
Place first 6 ingredients in a large bowl.
Using an electric mixer beat 2 minutes. Pour in pan and bake for 1 hour.

While cake is baking, prepare glaze. Combine all ingredients except the rum in a saucepan and bring to a boil for 1 minute.Remove from the heat and add the rum. When the cake is done, remove from the oven and pierce thoroughly with a toothpick. Immediately pour glaze over the top. Cool completely before removing the cake from the pan.

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