Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 (F).
2. Grease and flour two 9-inch layer cake pans. Combine all cake ingredients together in large bowl.
3. Blend well, then beat at medium mixer speed 2 minutes.
4. Turn into prepared pans.
5. Bake 30 minutes or until cake tests done. Do not underbake.
6. Cool in pans 10 minutes.
7. Remove from pans, finish cooling on racks.
8. For filling, combine milk, rum, pudding mix and topping mix in deep narrow-bottom bowl.
9. Blend well at high speed for 4 minutes, until light and fluffy (makes 4 cups).
10. Split layers in half horizontally.
11. Stack. Spread 1 cup filling between each layer and over top of cake.
12. Keep cake chilled and serve cold.