Chocolate-Rum-Coffee cake

You need (Makes a decent size cake)

1.5 cups all-purpose flour

3/4th teaspoon baking soda

3/8 teaspoon salt

3/8 pound fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), chopped

1.5 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, cut into pieces

1/3 cup dark rum

1 cup strong brewed coffee

1 cup granulated sugar

3 eggs, beaten lightly

1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 300°F.
2. In a bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
3. In a large metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water melt chocolate and butter, stirring until smooth.
4. Remove chocolate from heat and stir in rum, coffee, and granulated sugar.
5. Beat in flour, 1/2 cup at a time, scraping down side.
6. Beat in eggs and vanilla until batter is combined well.
7. Pour into a pre-greased pan and bake cake in middle of oven (about 40 minutes) until a tester comes out clean.
8. If you have enough batter for two not so thick cakes, you can stack them on each other with sweetened raspberry pulp in between. Else you have one nice moist cake.


Hmmmmm.. Rummmyyyy.. :)

P.S: Thanks Nija for the recipe.