Whiskey Cake

1 box of Duncan Hines Yellow cake mix

1 package Jello brand instant vanilla pudding

½ cup Crisco oil

4 eggs, beaten

1 cup milk

¼ cup whiskey (rum, rye, etc.)

1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Ingredients for Glaze

¼ cup butter

½ cup whiskey

¾ cup sugar

1. Place all the cake ingredients except for the nuts in a mixing bowl. Beat at medium speed for 3 minutes. Add the nuts to the mixture. Pour into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan.

2. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 1 hour.

3. Combine all the glaze ingredients and heat until boiling. Remove from heat and set aside.

4. When cake is done, drizzle ½ of the glaze over top and return to oven for 30 to 35 minutes at 200 degrees

5. Cool for ½ hour. Invert in cake dish. Drizzle remaining glaze over cake.

Notes

· This cake is quite potent if you have been noticing the amount of whiskey in the glaze. It is delicious, but don’t drive afterwards.