Chocolate Rum Cake with a Kick
Servings: 14 servings
Calories: 528kcal
This Chocolate Rum Cake has rum mixed in the batter and the glaze, then a chocolate drizzle on top. The kick is a touch of cayenne pepper in the cake batter. It's not hot, but just adds a touch of spice.
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Ingredients
For the cake:
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ¾ cup cocoa powder (can use up to 1 cup)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper powder can use up to 1 tsp
- 3 large eggs
- ¾ cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup spiced rum (I used Captain Morgan)
- ¾ cup hot coffee or hot water
For the rum glaze:
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup spiced rum
For the chocolate drizzle:
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¼ cup milk or cream
Instructions
For the cake:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a bundt pan and set aside. (I used cocoa powder to dust my pan after I greased it.)
- In a mixing bowl, mix the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, sugars, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and cayenne pepper powder. Whisk up well.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the liquid ingredients (eggs, oil, extract and rum.) Whisk up well.
- Pour the liquid mixture into the dry mixture. Mix until incorporated.
- Add in the hot coffee or hot water and mix until incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix again.
- Pour into a bundt pan and bake at 325 for about 45-50 minutes.
- One baked, cool on a rack for about 20 minutes, then invert onto a rack or a plate to cool completely while you make the glaze and drizzle.
For the rum glaze:
- In a saucepan, melt a ¼ cup of butter. Take it off the heat and add in ½ cup rum. You can add it back to the burner to make sure everything is melted together. Take off the heat and let cool down just a bit.
- Once your cake is cooled for about half an hour, brush on the rum glaze. While it's soaking in, work on your chocolate drizzle.
For the chocolate drizzle:
- In a saucepan, add two cups semi-sweet chocolate, ¼ cup cream or milk and melt. You may need to add in a little more milk to get the correct drizzle consistency.
- Once it's melted, drizzle onto your cake.
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Nutrition
Calories: 528kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 154mg | Potassium: 318mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 205IU | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 3.4mg