Rum Mocha Chocolate Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking pan. Line with parchment paper, then grease and flour the pan.
• Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on medium speed for 4 to 5 minutes, until light and fluffy, scraping down the bowl. On medium speed, add the vanilla, then beat in the eggs, one at a time, until incorporated and the batter is smooth.
• Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl. In another bowl or a liquid measuring cup, whisk together the hot water, cocoa powder, and espresso powder until smooth. Add the half-and-half and whisk until smooth. With the mixer on low, add the flour and chocolate mixtures alternately in thirds, starting and ending with the flour. With a rubber spatula, scrape down the bowl to be sure the batter is well mixed.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top, and bake for 25 to 35 minutes, until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely in the pan. Turn out onto a flat platter or board and frost the top with the Mocha Frosting. Cut in squares and serve.
• Place the chocolate, butter, and espresso powder in a bowl. Heat the cream to simmer and pour it over the chocolate mixture, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate is melted. (If the chocolate isn't melted, microwave the mixture for 15 seconds.) Stir in the Kahlua and vanilla and stir until the mixture is smooth. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes only, until cool but not cold.
• Scrape down the bowl and beat the frosting with a handheld mixer on high speed for 15 to 20 seconds only, until the mixture forms soft peaks. (If you overbeat it, it will curdle!) Spread on the cake immediately with a metal spatula.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with coffee and sour cream, beating well after each addition. , Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Beat in the chocolate, coffee and vanilla until blended. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9 inch round cake pans.
• Measure flour, sugar, cocoa, oil, eggs, buttermilk, baking powder, soda, and salt into a mixing bowl. Dissolve instant coffee in hot water, and add to mixing bowl. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes until smooth; batter will be thin. Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes, and then turn out onto racks to cool completely.
• Frost cooled cake with Coffee Icing. After frosting, melt some semisweet chocolate baking squares or chips in a double boiler. Drizzle chocolate around top outside edges letting it run down sides, or over top of cake.

Steps:

• For filling and topping: Stir first 3 ingredients in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves and cream comes to simmer.
• Remove from heat.
• Add 20 ounces chocolate; whisk until melted and smooth.
• Whisk in rum and vanilla.
• Transfer 1 cup warm chocolate mixture to small bowl; whisk remaining 2 ounces chocolate into mixture in bowl and set aside for topping.
• Cover; let stand at room temperature.
• Transfer remaining chocolate mixture to large bowl to use as filling; chill until cold and thick, at least 6 hours and up to 1 day.
• For syrup: Stir water and sugar in small saucepan over low heat just until sugar dissolves.
• Remove from heat; mix in rum.
• Cover and let stand up to 1 day.
• For cake: Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter 9x9x2-inch metal baking pan.
• Line bottom with waxed paper; butter paper.
• Combine vanilla and coffee powder in cup; swirl to dissolve coffee.
• Sift flour, cocoa, and baking soda into small bowl.
• Using electric mixer, beat egg yolks and 1/2 cup sugar in medium bowl until very thick and light in color, about 3 minutes.
• Beat in vanilla-coffee mixture.
• Using clean dry beaters, beat egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt in large bowl until soft peaks form.
• Gradually add remaining 1/4 cup sugar, beating until stiff but not dry.
• Fold 1/3 of whites into yolk mixture.
• Fold in half of flour mixture.
• Fold in half of remaining whites, then remaining flour mixture, then remaining whites.
• Transfer batter to prepared pan; gently spread to even thickness.
• Bake cake until puffed and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 18 minutes.
• Cool in pan on rack (cake may shrink slightly).
• Cut around pan to loosen cake.
• Turn out onto work surface; peel off paper.
• Using long serrated knife, cut cake horizontally in half.
• Place 1 half, cut side up, on platter.
• Drizzle half of syrup (about 3 1/2 Tablespoons) over cake.
• Using electric mixer, beat cold chocolate filling until thick and lighter in color, less than 1 minute.
• Spread all of filling evenly over cake layer, aligning with sides of cake (filling will be about 1 inch thick).
• Drizzle remaining syrup over cut side of second cake layer.
• Place second layer, syrup side down, atop filling; press to adhere.
• Rewarm topping over low heat just until pourable.
• Pour topping onto top center of cake.
• Using small spatula, spread topping to edges, being careful to keep it from spilling over.
• Chill cake up to 1 day, covering loosely with foil or with cake dome after 2 hours of chilling.
• Cut cake into 16 squares and serve.

Steps:

• For the Cake: Heat the oven to 350 degrees F and arrange a rack in the middle. Coat 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with butter and dust with cocoa powder.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together cocoa, flour, espresso powder, baking soda, and baking powder until well combined; set aside. Combine the sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla, and salt in a separate large bowl, and whisk until combined and smooth. Combine the milk and coffee in a small bowl. Add 1/3 of the milk mixture into the sugar/egg mixture and whisk until just incorporated. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture, and whisk until smooth. Continue with the remaining milk and flour mixture, alternating between each and whisking until all the ingredients are just incorporated and smooth.
• Divide the batter evenly between prepared pans. Put the pans on a baking sheet. Bake, rotating the baking sheet 180 degrees halfway through, until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes.
• Remove the cakes from the oven and let them rest, in the pans, on a cooling rack for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the cakes from the pans, and cool completely before proceeding.
• For the Pudding: Combine the sugar, cornstarch, cocoa powder, espresso powder and salt in a medium saucepan and whisk to evenly combine. Whisk in the milk and vanilla until completely incorporated and the mixture is smooth. Whisk in the egg yolks until combined.
• Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and bubbles, about 7 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring constantly, until completely thickened, about 1 minute more.
• Remove from the heat and immediately add the chocolate and the butter, and stir until melted and evenly combined. Put plastic wrap directly on surface of the pudding and chill at least 1 1/2 hours.
• To assemble: Arrange 1 of the cakes on a flat cake plate and top with 1/3 of the pudding, spreading evenly and almost to the edges. Top with second cake then use the remaining pudding to frost the top and sides of the cake.
• Press the cookie crumbs into the sides and top of the cake. Pick up any fallen crumbs and apply them, pressing gently to cover the cake completely. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 30 minutes before serving.
• For the Whipped Cream: In a medium bowl, add the cream and whisk until soft peaks form. Add the rum and continue to whisk until stiff and the cream sticks to the whisk. Serve the whipped cream on the side.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F. Butter a 4 1/2-inch-deep (12-cup) Kugelhupf or bundt pan and dust with cocoa powder, knocking out excess.
• In a bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. In a large metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water melt chocolate and butter, stirring until smooth. Remove chocolate from heat and stir in rum, coffee, and granulated sugar. With an electric mixer beat in flour, 1/2 cup at a time, scraping down side, and beat in eggs and vanilla until batter is combined well. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake cake in middle of oven until a tester comes out clean, about 1 hour and 50 minutes. Let cake cool completely in pan on a rack and turn it out onto rack. Cake may be made 3 days in advance and kept wrapped well and chilled.
• Dust cake with confectioners' sugar and serve with whipped cream.

Steps:

• In a medium-size heavy saucepan over low heat melt the butter.
• Add the sugar, cocoa, rum, heavy cream, and salt.
• Stir over moderate heat until the mixture comes to a boil.
• Add the instant coffee and stir to dissolve.
• Reduce the heat and let simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.

Steps:

• Adjust rack one-third up from the bottom of the oven and preheat to 325°F.
• Choose a 9 inch Bundt pan or any other turban tube pan (10 cup capacity).
• Butter the pan well, then dust the whole inside of the pan with fine, dry plain bread crumbs.
• Shake out any excess crumbs and set aside.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt, set aside.
• Melt chocolate in a small double boiler or microwave on low setting.
• Set aside to cool slightly.
• In a 2 cup glass measuring jug dissolve the coffee in the boiling water.
• Add cold water to the 1 1/2 cup line.
• Add 1/2 cup of dark rum. Set aside to cool completely.
• In a large bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter, add the vanilla and sugar.
• Add the eggs one at a time, beating until smooth.
• Add chocolate and beat to mix well.
• Adjust the machine to low speed, add the dry ingredients and the coffee/rum liquid alternately and gradually to avoid splashing.
• Scrape the bowl with a spatula, and beat until smooth.
• Pour into pan, smooth the top to make level.
• Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes.
• Test for doneness with a cake tester or a long thin barbecue stick and bake only until the tester comes out clean and dry.
• Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then cover with a rack and invert.
• Remove the pan.
• Using a pastry brush or any 1 inch bristle paint brush, paint the cake with the extra 1/3 cup of dark rum, it will absorb completely.
• Leave the cake on the rack to cool.
• The cake can be served plain, or it is delicious with coffee flavored whipped cream.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F Butter (or spray with Bakers Joy) a 12-cup bundt pan and dust with cocoa powder, knocking out excess.
• In a bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. In a large metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water melt chocolate and butter, stirring until smooth. Remove chocolate from heat and stir in rum, coffee, and granulated sugar. With an electric mixer beat in flour, 1/2 cup at a time, scraping down side, and beat in eggs and vanilla until batter is combined well. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake cake in middle of oven until a tester comes out clean, about 1 hour and 40 minutes. Let cake cool completely in pan on a rack and turn it out onto rack.
• Dust cake with confectioners' sugar and serve with whipped cream.