COFFEE AND RUM CAKE

Ingredients –

For Dry Ingredients –

  • 1 1/2 cup refined flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup chocolate powder
  • 1/2 cup instant coffee
  • a pinch of salt

For Wet Ingredients –

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup rum ( I used a light rum, if you want to use dark rum, take 1/4th cup first and then adjust according to how boozy you want your cake to be)
  • 1/2 cup refined oil (I replaced butter here because i am making a frosting out of it)
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest

For Frosting –

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 2-3 tablespoons brewed instant coffee
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of chocolate powder

Method –

  • First take a bowl, crack two eggs in it and whisk it. Now add brown sugar in it and whisk it until the sugar dissolves completely.
  • Next add the oil and orange zest in it and mix it again thoroughly.
  • Now, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, chocolate powder, coffee alltogether.
  • With the help of a spatula mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Your mixture will be thick but that’s okay.
  • Now comes the interesting part – RUM! Add the rum gradually into the mixture and mix it well, your batter will now be smooth and shiny. You can also taste the batter and put the rum according to your preference.
  • Your batter is now ready. Lay a parchment paper on your baking tray, grease it and pour the mixture into it. Bake it for about 30 mins at 1800C.
  • Meanwhile, let’s make that creamy frosting. All you need to do is mix powdered sugar into butter until it’s creamy and add a tablespoon of instant brewed coffee in it just for a little bit of quick. Don’t mix it too much.
  • After the cake is done, take it out, cool it on the tray and flip it over. What you need to do is carefully cut the cake in between and keep the top part aside. Now on the base part apply the frosting evenly and then put the top part of the cake on it. Gently press it and either cool it first and then cut it into pieces or first cut it into pieces and then keep in the fridge.
  • Voila! Your coffee and rum cake with buttercream frosting is ready. It’s so soft and creamy with an exciting touch of rum in it making it boozy, do try it and let me know how it tastes! Cheers!