Old-fashioned Whiskey Cake

Description: This came from my sister's mother-in-law many, many years ago and has been handed down over the years. It's not only a great dessert, it also makes a wonderful gift at Christmastime.

Ingredients:

• 1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 cup whole milk or 1 cup 2% low-fat milk
• 1 1/2 fluid ounces whiskey
• 1 cup pecans or 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup whiskey

Steps:

1. CAKE: Combine all ingredients and mix for 3 minutes by hand.
2. Pour into well-greased bundt pan and bake for 50-60 minutes at 350 degrees.
3. Toothpick should come out clean.
4. ICING:.
5. Cook on stovetop on med.
6. heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture is brown.
7. Leave cake in pan and using a toothpick, poke several holes into cake.
8. Pour 3/4 of icing onto cake.
9. Let set 15 minutes.
10. Flip cake onto plate.
11. Brush remaining icing onto top& sides of cake.