4 chocolate rum spice cake Recipes

raisins, chopped, glace red cherries, chopped, glace green cherries, chopped, mixed spice, grated orange rind, dark rum, vanilla ice cream, softened, dark chocolate, chopped, hazelnuts, toasted and chopped, chocolate curls, to decorate, cocoa powder, to decorate

pumpkin pecan rum cake, chopped pecans, all-purpose flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, salt, butter or margarine, softened, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, pure pumpkin, vanilla extract, rum butter glaze (recipe below ), preheat oven to 325o f. grease 12-cup bundt pan. sprinkle nuts over bottom., combine flour , pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. beat butter,brown sugar and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy. add eggs; beat well. add pumpkin and vanilla extract; beat well. add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture, 1/3 at a time, mixing well after each addition. spoon batter into prepared pan., bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean. cool 10 minutes. make holes in cake with long pick; pour half of glaze over cake. let stand 5 minutes and invert onto plate. make holes in top of cake; pour remaining glaze over cake. cool. garnish as desired., rum butter glaze, melt 1/4 cup butter or margarine in small saucepan; stir in 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 2 tbsp water. bring to a boil. remove from heat; stir in 2 to 3 tbsp dark rum or 1 tsp rum extract.

white chocolate, good quality, chopped, heavy cream or 1 1/2 cups whipping cream, divided, cream cheese, softened, cake, cubed (such as sara lee in freezer section), cooled espresso or 1 1/4 cups cooled strong coffee, spiced rum (optional), strawberries, sliced (divided ), strawberry jam (depending on how sweet your berries are)