Cake # 22 Rich Chocolate Rum Torte

I have officially made it into the "special" cakes as my recipe book calls them. And this Rich Chocolate Rum Torte cake I made this morning certainly fits that category because it has alcohol. Now, I never really did the college thing: drink 'till you puke, wake up at some stranger's house, or on the side of the street, and begin it all again the next night. As I have gotten older, I have been to more parties that were just excuses to drink with friends, than I ever had in college. In fact, tonight I will be going to another such party- this one an end of the year party for teachers, and I couldn't imagine a better dish to bring than a cake with rum in it. When there is cake in our faculty lounge, some teachers even let their students go to lunch early, just so they can't get in line for cake - so a cake with rum, BINGO!

Of course, as I was making this cake, which obviously calls for rum (I chose Bacardi), and butter, semisweet chocolate, milk, flour, baking powder, dark brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, and heavy cream, Ted figured the most important ingredient was the rum, and added a little more than the called for amount. I have a feeling no one will complain. However, adding the additional rum did leave for a snafu in the cake, our homemade rum icing is more like a glaze because there was too much liquid from the rum, again I think that this will be a fair trade - off. Also, I only own two round baking pans (both nine inches) and the cake actually needed three round seven inch baking pans. So our cake is short and wide compared to the taller skinner cake of the book, but I believe that short and wide is more realistic than tall and skinny anyway. :)

On to my cake:

Versus the book's:

Which do you prefer?

As a side note, Evie walked up to me this morning with a book in her hand, handed it to me and then proceeded to wiggle her little butt on my lap, it was adorable.

Evie looking adorable:

Next week Ted and I will be heading to another party and what that another cake with alcohol, the Meringue-Topped Coffee Liqueur Cake.