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Rum Soaked Chocolate Cake

Rum Soaked Chocolate Cake

Moist and rich Rum Soaked Chocolate Cake made with dark cocoa, warm rum
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 8 slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 380
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

For the Chocolate Cake
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup oil vegetable or sunflower
  • 1 cup milk or buttermilk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the Rum Soak (The Magic Part)
  • 1/3 cup dark rum
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp water
Optional: tiny squeeze of lemon or orange zest
  • Smells incredible when it warms — you’ll see.

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • whisk or hand mixer
  • spatula
  • Measuring cups/spoons
  • 8-inch or 9-inch cake pan
  • Small saucepan (for rum soak)
  • Cooling rack
  • Optional:
  • Parchment paper
  • Sieve

Method
 

Cooking Method — Slow, Calm, Relaxed Baking
  1. This isn’t a rushed recipe. It feels peaceful.
Step-by-step (real and easy)
    Preheat the oven to 175°C / 350°F.
    1. Let it warm slowly.
    Grease and line your cake pan.
    1. Rustic edges? Totally fine.
    In a bowl — mix flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt.
    1. Sift if lumpy.
    In another bowl — whisk sugar, eggs, oil, milk, vanilla.
    1. Smooth… gentle… no hurry.
    Combine wet + dry ingredients.
    1. Stir until just mixed — don’t overdo it.
    Pour batter into the pan.
    1. Tap lightly.
    Bake for 30–38 minutes.
    1. Toothpick comes out with soft crumbs — not dry.
    2. While it bakes… the kitchen smells like cozy chocolate heaven.
    3. Now comes the part that makes this cake special.
    Making the Rum Soak
    1. In a small saucepan:
    2. Add rum + sugar + water
    3. Warm gently… don’t boil hard
    4. Stir until sugar dissolves
    5. The aroma?
    6. Yeah… it hits differently.
    7. Sounds weird but… I always lean over the pot for a second. Just to feel it.
    Soaking The Cake (Where Magic Happens)
    1. When cake is warm:
    2. poke tiny holes using a skewer
    3. slowly spoon rum syrup over the top
    4. let it soak… bit by bit… like rain
    5. It disappears inside the crumb.
    6. Soft. Deep. Moist.
    7. I always pause and think — oh this is going to be good.
    8. Let it rest at least 1–2 hours.
    9. Overnight? Even better.