chocolate almond rum cake

How To Make chocolate almond rum cake

• 1

  Melt chocolate and rum over hot water; cool, do not allow to set.
• 2

  Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add egg yolks gradually; beat well, then transfer mix to large bowl.
• 3

  Stir in chocolate mix and almonds.
• 4

  Beat egg whites until firm peaks form; add extra sugar and beat until dissolved.
• 5

  Fold egg whites and sifted flour gradually into chocolate mix; spread into well-greased deep round cake tin which has base lined with greased, grease-proof paper.
• 6

  Bake in 350 oven for 50 minutes; stand five minutes before turning onto wire rack to cool.
• 7

  When cold, spread top and side with chocolate icing.
• 8

  Toast flaked almonds five minutes in moderate oven and cool; press toasted, flaked almonds around top and side.
• 9

  Icing: Melt chocolate, butter and rum together over hot water; stir until smooth and then cool until thick and spreadable.
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