203 rum cake recipes

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.

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.

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

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

Flourless chocolate mousseline cake with rum, coffee, and whipped cream folded into a rich chocolate-egg batter. Baked in a water bath for a dense, silky texture.

A rustic pie-cake hybrid loaded with diced apples and pecans, baked in a pie plate and served warm with rum butter sauce and whipped cream.

Kekstorte is a classic German no-bake cookie cake layering crisp butter cookies with rum-spiked cocoa-coconut cream, chilled overnight in a loaf pan until sliceable and rich.

Mini yeast cakes soaked in rum syrup and topped with sweetened whipped cream and sliced almonds for an elegant French dessert.

Buttery pound cake soaked in a homemade liqueur syrup. Choose your favorite spirit: rum, amaretto, hazelnut, orange, or raspberry. Stores up to 6 months frozen.

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.

European-style apple cake presses a rum-spiked shortbread base into a sheet pan, then tops it with grated tart apples, raisins, nuts, and cinnamon sugar. A sliceable, freezable bar-style cake.

Warm butter sauce with a hint of rum extract, made with just 4 ingredients in 20 minutes. Drizzle over bread pudding, pound cake, pancakes, or warm fruit desserts.

A rich French Breton-style apple pie with buttery, egg-yolk dough scented with dark rum and vanilla. Golden, dense, and somewhere between a cake and a tart. Utterly irresistible.

Carrot fruit cake loaded with raisins, candied fruit, and pecans in a spiced batter. No eggs needed. Soak with rum or brandy and store for up to 3 months.

Gateau Russe aux Noix, a French-Russian walnut cake with almond meringue layers, coffee buttercream, rum syrup, and caramelized walnuts. A showpiece patisserie dessert.

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.