67 chocolate rum cake recipes

Lake Highlands rock cake: layers of genoise-style chocolate sponge, crisp cocoa meringue, rum syrup, and rich chocolate mousse topped with whipped cream. A showstopper dessert.

Hungarian chocolate cream bars stack a cocoa sponge cake, rum-spiked mocha cream filling, and glossy chocolate glaze into decadent cafe-style squares. Dobos cake inspired and freezer-friendly.

Black Forest trifle layered with rum-soaked devil's food cake, cherry pie filling, homemade chocolate custard, and whipped cream topped with toasted almonds.

Elegant layered chocolate mousse cake with praline rocher, rum syrup, and a glossy chocolate glaze. A showstopper French dessert.

Eggnog cake with rum, orange and nutmeg, layered with eggnog cream filling and chocolate frosting. Festive holiday layer cake for Christmas dessert tables.

A European-style layered chocolate cake with rum-laced frosting, warm cinnamon, and a hint of lemon zest. Two thin cake strips sandwiched with rich chocolate buttercream.

Flourless chocolate cake built on melted chocolate, whipped butter, egg whites, dark rum, and walnuts. Frosted with fluffy ganache and crushed English toffee for a dense, decadent fudgy bite.

The full showpiece version of Bruno's flourless Italian chocolate cake: three layers filled with rum-spiked chocolate whipped cream, wrapped in alternating dark and white chocolate strips, and garnished with chocolate leaves.

Rigo Jancsi, the classic Hungarian chocolate cake with two layers of rich sponge filled with rum-spiked chocolate cream and topped with a glossy chocolate glaze. An elegant European pastry.

Nouvelle gateau is a French-style flourless-leaning chocolate cake with butter, semi-sweet chocolate, reduced coffee, and rum, baked in a water bath until fudgy and silky.

Frozen chocolate souffle cake: a flourless cocoa meringue base topped with rum-whipped cream and chocolate chips, chilled overnight, then served straight from the freezer. Airy, rich, unusual.

A flourless-style chocolate cake with ground almonds, rum-soaked currants, and pine nuts on top. Bittersweet chocolate and whipped egg whites create an intensely fudgy, gluten-light torte.

Italian layered sponge cake with rum, custard cream filling, coffee zabaglione buttercream, walnuts, and chocolate-dipped almonds. An elegant multi-component dessert.

Chocolate walnut torte is a flourless-style European cake built on bittersweet chocolate, butter, ground walnuts, and whipped egg whites. Dense, fudgy center with just enough flour for structure, finished with a chocolate rum glaze.

A nearly flourless Italian chocolate cake made with melted semi-sweet chocolate, ground amaretti cookies, rum, and nine whipped eggs. Three thin, crackle-topped layers that are rich, dense, and deeply chocolatey.

Tiramisu-style cake with three sponge layers soaked in espresso-rum syrup, filled with mascarpone cream, and finished with cocoa powder and chocolate shavings. A classic Italian pick-me-up.