Irish Whiskey Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
• 1 (18 ounce) yellow cake mix
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup irish whiskey
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
• 1/4 lb butter
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2-1 cup irish whiskey (to your taste)

Recipe

• 1 cake:.
• 2 grease and flour a bundt or tube pan. sprinkle nuts over bottom of pan.
• 3 combine remaining ingredients and mix well. pour batter into pan.
• 4 bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.
• 5 cool; invert onto plate.
• 6 prick holes in cake with toothpick.
• 7 drizzle glaze over top and sides, allowing it to be absorbed into cake.
• 8 continue until all glaze is used.
• 9 glaze:.
• 10 melt butter in saucepan.
• 11 add water and sugar.
• 12 boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. remove from heat; stir in whiskey.
• 13 cool slightly and pour over cake as directed above.
• 14 let sit at least one hour before serving.