Grandpa's Chocolate Rum Cake
photo by strawberrybird
- Ready In:
- 8hrs 46mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Serves:
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15
ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1⁄2 cup dark rum
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Mousse Frosting
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup cocoa
- 1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 cup dark rum
directions
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Spread 1 cup frosting between layers; frost top and sides with rest. Cover and chill 8 hours. Store in fridge.
- Frosting: Beat cream until foamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, cocoa and extracts, beating until blended. Add rum; beat until thick and smooth.
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Reviews
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This is a wonderfully decadent recipe, without being overly sweet. It tasted like something you'd pay $12/piece for at an upscale restaurant. <br/>Notes: I subbed the dark rum with spiced rum, and to help cut a few calories, I only made half the amount of frosting called for, spreading sparingly. Also, due to all the mixing, prep time took me closer to 30 mins, and my oven runs a bit on the cool side, so it took around 32 mins to bake. <br/>I can't wait to take this to a winter party! (Not summer due to possible frosting melt and dense composition).
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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.
Tweaks
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This is a wonderfully decadent recipe, without being overly sweet. It tasted like something you'd pay $12/piece for at an upscale restaurant. <br/>Notes: I subbed the dark rum with spiced rum, and to help cut a few calories, I only made half the amount of frosting called for, spreading sparingly. Also, due to all the mixing, prep time took me closer to 30 mins, and my oven runs a bit on the cool side, so it took around 32 mins to bake. <br/>I can't wait to take this to a winter party! (Not summer due to possible frosting melt and dense composition).
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Debbie R.
United States