Set oven at 325 degrees

 

Cake:

1 cup chopped toasted pecans or walnuts

1 18.5 ounce yellow cake mix

1 3.75 ounce instant vanilla pudding mix

4 eggs

1/2 cup cold milk

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup whiskey

 

Grease and flour bundt or tube pan. (This recipe can be made in a plain tube pan, but baking in a bundt pan gives it a lovely shape.) Sprinkle nuts in the bottom of the pan. Combine remaining ingredients and beat 2 minutes on high. Pour into pan and bake 1 hour. Cool in the pan and invert onto plate.

 

Glaze:

1 Stick butter

1/4 cup water

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup whiskey (optional)

 

Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in water and sugar and boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in whiskey. Prick several holes in top of cake with a toothpick. Use a brush or spoon to drizzle glaze over the cake.