Servings: 12

1 cup chopped walnuts 1 cup chopped walnuts
1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
4 eggs 4 eggs
1/2 cup water ½ cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil ½ cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup dark rum ½ cup dark rum
1/2 cup butter ½ cup butter
1/4 cup water ¼ cup water
1 cup white sugar 1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup dark rum ½ cup dark rum

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan. Sprinkle chopped nuts evenly over the bottom of the pan.
In a large bowl, combine cake mix and pudding mix. Mix in the eggs, ½ cup water, oil and ½ cup rum. Blend well. Pour batter over chopped nuts in the pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Let sit for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto serving plate. Brush glaze over top and sides. Allow cake to absorb glaze and repeat until all glaze is used.
To make the glaze: in a saucepan, combine butter, ¼ cup water and 1 cup sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat and continue to boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in ½ cup rum.

Time: 1 h 30 m  Time: 1 h 30 m
Tastes just like Tortuga Original Rum Cake from Cayman when you use Tortuga brand rum.  Tastes just like Tortuga Original Rum Cake from Cayman when you use Tortuga brand rum.
If using pillsbury cake mix with pudding still add the box of pudding.  If using pillsbury cake mix with pudding still add the box of pudding.
Cake works well in an angel food cake pan.  Cake works well in an angel food cake pan.
Using all the glaze may be too much.  Using all the glaze may be too much.