Dark 'N' Stormy Chocolate Pound Cake
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Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sugar
- lime zest of 2
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup molasses 2 tablespoons
- 1 tablespoon ginger fresh, peeled and grated
- 4 egg large
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 cloves ground; teaspoon amount
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup water hot
- 1/4 cup dark rum
- 4 ounces dark chocolate chopped
- 4 ounces unsalted butter at room temperature
- 8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon dark rum
- 1 1/4 cups confectioners sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Butter a large loaf pan, line with parchment paper, butter parchment paper, and set aside.
- In the body of a blender or food processor combine the sugar, lime zest, molasses, vegetable oil, and fresh ginger. Pulse until well blended. Pour mixture a large bowl and beat in eggs one at a time; set aside.
- In a large bowl combine flour, cinnamon, ground ginger, cloves, pepper, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually pour the dry mixture into the wet ingredients, folding gently together with a rubber spatula.
- In a heatproof bowl combine boiling water and chopped chocolate, stir until chocolate is completely melted.
- Add chocolate/water mixture to cake batter, and stir to combine. Stir in rum.
- Pour batter into prepared cake pan and bake for 55-60 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Transfer cake to a cooling wrack and cool completely before topping with frosting.
- While the cake cools, make your chocolate rum buttercream frosting!
- In a large bowl cream together the butter, cream cheese, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Beat in rum. Gradually add the confectioners sugar and cocoa powder, beating until well combined.
- Once cake is cooled, spread icing evenly over the top of the cake, cut into slices, and serve.
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