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Chocolate Rum Cake

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated May 17, 2022
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Top off a Mexican meal in style with this traditional dessert. Cake mix makes it simple!

Chocolate Rum Cake

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 4 hr 0 min
  • Servings 15
  • Ingredients 13
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Ingredients

Cake

Topping

  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons rum or 1 teaspoon rum extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup flaked coconut, toasted
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease or spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into pan.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 30 to 38 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes. In large bowl, mix 1 cup whipping cream, the whole milk, condensed milk and 1/3 cup rum. Pierce top of hot cake every 1/2 inch with long-tined fork, wiping fork occasionally to reduce sticking. Carefully pour whipping cream mixture evenly over top of cake. Cover and refrigerate about 3 hours or until chilled and most of whipping cream mixture has been absorbed into cake.
  • Step 
    4
    In chilled large bowl, beat 1 cup whipping cream, 2 tablespoons rum and the vanilla on high speed until soft peaks form. Frost cake with whipped cream mixture. Sprinkle with coconut and pecans. Store covered in refrigerator.

Nutrition

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