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chocolate almond rum cake

Ingredients For chocolate almond rum cake

  • 8 oz
    chocolate, dark cooking
  • 2 Tbsp
    rum
  • 4 oz
    butter, unsalted
  • 4 oz
    chocolate, dark cooking
  • ICING INGREDIENTS
  • 3/4 c
    flour
  • 1 c
    almonds, ground
  • 6
    eggs, separated
  • 2 Tbsp
    confectioners' sugar
  • 1 c
    confectioners' sugar
  • 8 oz
    butter, unsalted
  • 1/3 c
    rum
  • 1 c
    almonds, flaked

How To Make chocolate almond rum cake

  • 1
    Melt chocolate and rum over hot water; cool, do not allow to set.
  • 2
    Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add egg yolks gradually; beat well, then transfer mix to large bowl.
  • 3
    Stir in chocolate mix and almonds.
  • 4
    Beat egg whites until firm peaks form; add extra sugar and beat until dissolved.
  • 5
    Fold egg whites and sifted flour gradually into chocolate mix; spread into well-greased deep round cake tin which has base lined with greased, grease-proof paper.
  • 6
    Bake in 350 oven for 50 minutes; stand five minutes before turning onto wire rack to cool.
  • 7
    When cold, spread top and side with chocolate icing.
  • 8
    Toast flaked almonds five minutes in moderate oven and cool; press toasted, flaked almonds around top and side.
  • 9
    Icing: Melt chocolate, butter and rum together over hot water; stir until smooth and then cool until thick and spreadable.

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