Chocolate Rum Cake

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Indulge in a decadent and delicious Chocolate Rum Cake this holiday season, where a boozy chocolate rum sauce elevates a fudgy cake made easy with cake and chocolate pudding mixes. Baked in a bundt pan, it's a simple yet impressive dessert that's sure to be a hit at any festive gathering.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword bundt cake, chocolate cake, rum cake

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Cooling Time in Pan 30

Total Time 1 45

Servings

Calories 614kcal

Author Stacie Vaughan

Ingredients

Chocolate Rum Cake

1 box yellow cake mix 15.25oz box
1 box instant chocolate pudding and pie filling 4.5oz box
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup sour cream
4 large eggs
½ cup salad oil like vegetable oil
4-6 tbsp rum light or dark
½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Chocolate Rum Drizzle: (Make right before ready to frost)

1 cup powdered sugar may need a bit more to get the right consistency
3 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp rum light or dark
2-4 tbsp warm water

Chocolate Rum Sauce: (Optional and can be made ahead of time, or as cake is cooling)

1 cup water
¾ cup cocoa
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp rum light or dark
⅛ tsp salt

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Instructions

Cake Directions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Combine cake mix, pudding, vanilla, sour cream, eggs, salad oil, and rum in a mixing bowl.
Beat with an electric mixer for 5 minutes (batter will be stiff).
Fold in chocolate chips with a spoon or spatula.
Pour mix into a well-greased 10" bundt pan. Make sure it's greased, not floured.
Bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 30 minutes before removing from the pan.
Invert onto a platter, plate, or cooling rack and continue to cool. Cake should be completely cool before frosting.

Chocolate Rum Drizzle Directions

Using a whisk or a fork, in a medium size bowl, mix powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and rum.
Slowly add the warm water until you get a drizzly consistency. It should be a very slow drizzle. If it is too thin, all the drizzle will end up on the plate and not on the top of the cake.

Chocolate Rum Sauce Directions

In a small saucepan combine cocoa, sugar, and water.
Whisk over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Continue stirring for 3 minutes.
Remove from heat and add vanilla and rum. Sauce will thicken slightly as it cools.

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