Grandpa's Chocolate Rum Cake

Debbie R.'s Note:

2003 Southern Living Cookoff Cookbook. Cooking (passive) time includes 8 hrs to chill.

• Total Time: 8 hrs 46 mins
• Prep Time: 16 mins
• Cook Time: 8 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 15

• 236.59 ml butter, softened
• 473.18 ml sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 118.29 ml dark rum
• 473.18 ml flour
• 236.59 ml cocoa
• 4.92 ml baking powder
• 4.92 ml baking soda
• 2.46 ml salt
• 0.59 ml ground nutmeg
• 236.59 ml hot water
• 4.92 ml almond extract
• 4.92 ml vanilla extract

Mousse Frosting

• 473.18 ml whipping cream
• 236.59 ml powdered sugar
• 236.59 ml cocoa
• 2.46 ml almond extract
• 2.46 ml vanilla extract
• 118.29 ml dark rum

Directions:

1. Beat butter until fluffy, gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until blended after each. Add rum. Beat till blended.
2. Combine flour, cocoa, powder, soda, salt and nutmeg. Add to sugar mixture alternately with hot water, beginning and ending with dry things. Beat at low until blended after each addition; stir in extracts.
3. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round cakepans. Bake at 350 for 27 minutes. It will test not quite done. Cool in pans on rack 10 min; Remove from pans and then cool completely on them.
4. Spread 1 cup frosting between layers; frost top and sides with rest. Cover and chill 8 hours. Store in fridge.
5. Frosting: Beat cream until foamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, cocoa and extracts, beating until blended. Add rum; beat until thick and smooth.

Reviews

[Chef #570804 Halifax Liz]

Just died and went to heaven - that says it all but you have to like rum......

[Ms. Sweet]

Very moist chocolate cake, and pretty easy to make! I made the frosting, with only 3/4 cup of cocoa, and I should have cut back the rum just a bit. Nonetheless, I'll make this again when I have a craving for something decadent!

[strawberrybird]

This was amazing. It was exceptionally moist, easy to make, and had a wonderful flavor. I will definitely make it again. Even though I made the topping, we decided it was too rich for us so we put some homemade cherry topping on it instead. I threw a splash of rum into the cherries to give them some extra flavor. It was a very good mix.