Bacardi double-chocolate rum cake
16 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pack | Chocolate cake mix | 
| 12 | ounces | Semi-sweet chocolate chips | 
| 1 | small | Chocolate instant pudding -- divided | 
| 1 | cup | Bacardi Black Rum | 
| 1 | cup | Raspberry preserves -- (10 to 12oz) | 
| ¾ | cup | Water | 
| 2 | tablespoons | Shortening | 
| ½ | cup | Oil | 
| 1 | ounce | Vanilla baking bar square | 
| 4 | Eggs | |
Directions
Preheat oven to 350~. Combine cake mix , pudding, eggs, ½ cup of the rum, water and oil in a large mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat at low speed until moistened. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in 1 cup of chocolate pieces. Pour batter into a greased 12-cup Bundt pan. Bake 50 to 60 minutes until cake tests done. Cool in pan for 15 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack. Heat raspberry preserves and remaining ½ cup of rum. Strain through a sieve to remove seeds. Place cake on a serving platter. 
Prick surface of cake with a fork. Brush reaspberry glaze evenly over cake, allowing cake to absorb glaze. Repeat until all the glaze has been absorbed. Combine remaining 1 cup of chocolate pieces and shortening. Microwave on high for 1 minute or until melted. Stir until smooth. Spoon chocolate icing over cake. Let stand 10 minutes. 
Combine vanilla baking bar and 1 ts. water. Microwave on high for 30 seconds or until melted.
Drizzle on top of icing.
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