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Chocolate Rum Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
CAKE
2 pkg chocolate 8 oz semi sweet chips
10 eggs separated
10 tbs unsalted butter
3/4 C almond flour
2 TBS light corn syrup
1/4 C dark rum
3/4 C sugar

TRUFFLE GANACHE FILLING
2 C heavy whipping cream
2 pkgs 8 ounce semi sweet chocolate chips
1/4 C Grand Marnier/Orange Liquor
Directions:
Directions:
CAKE
1. Heat oven to 325º.
2. Grease jelly roll pan (15" x 10" 1") with oil or butter. Line pan with wax paper or parchment paper. Set aside.
3. Place chocolate in bowl, cover with plastic wrap, microwave 1 minute. Stir then microwave 30 seconds more, until chocolate is melted and smooth. Keep covered.
4. Beat egg yolks, almond flour (if using whole almonds process with 2 TBS powder sugar) and corn syrup on medium and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in Rum.
5. beat egg whites in another bowl on medium till foamy. Beat in sugar 1 TBS at a time. Increase speed and beat into firm peaks.
6. Fold whites into almond mixture with spatula. Fold in warm chocolate until well combined.
7.Spread into prepared pan. Bake 30-35 minutes. Cake should spring back to touch. Cool on wire rack.

TRUFFLE GANACHE FILLING
1. Line jelly roll pan (15" x 10" 1") pan with wax paper or parchment paper. Set aside.
2. Heat cream in sauce pan, until bubbles form around the edges.
3. Place chocolate in bowl, pour 1/2 of the cream over chocolate.
4. Whisk till smooth.
5. Add remaining cream.
6. Stir in Grand Marnier/ Orange liquor.
7. Pour into prepared pan and let cool 45-60 minutes.

ASSEMBLING CAKE
1. Remove wax paper from cake.
2. Cut into 3 equal parts
3. Spread ganache over each layer.
4. Then frost entire cake
5. Refrigerate and garnish with raspberries.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
10
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
30 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Everyone loves chocolate but, it is even better with rum and Grand Marnier!! Cheers!

 

 

 

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