Holiday Rum Torte Recipes

HOLIDAY RUM BALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix confectioners' sugar and cocoa until blended. Add crushed wafers and walnuts; toss to combine. In another bowl, mix corn syrup and rum; stir into wafer mixture., Shape into 1-in. balls. Roll in additional confectioners' sugar. Store in an airtight container.

HOLIDAY RUM CAKE

Steps:

• Cake:
• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 325°F
• Prepare a 12-cup Bundt® pan with flour and oil spray.
• Using an electric mixer beat all ingredients in a large bowl for 2 minutes.
• Transfer batter to prepared pan.
• Bake 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for 20 minutes.
• Invert cake onto platter and carefully remove from pan.
• Allow cake to cool completely.
• Rum Glaze:
• Stir sugar and water in a heavy medium saucepan over medium high heat until sugar dissolves.
• Add butter. Simmer until mixture thickens and is syrupy, stirring every 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and whisk in rum.
• Cool glaze completely.
• Drizzle glaze evenly over cooled cake and serve.

HOLIDAY HOT BUTTERED RUM

Steps:

• Combine butter, brown sugar, and white sugar in a 2-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a boil and sugars dissolve, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Mix hot butter mixture into ice cream in a large bowl.
• Fill each mug with 3/4 cup boiling water, 1/4 cup ice cream mixture, and 2 tablespoons rum. Sprinkle nutmeg on top.

CHOCOLATE-RUM TRUFFLE TORTE RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Butter bottom and sides of 9-inch springform pan. Line outside of pan with heavy-duty foil. Combine sugar and hot water in small bowl until sugar dissolves. Stir in espresso powder. Melt 1 pound chocolate and butter in large heatproof bowl set over saucepan filled with 1 inch almost simmering water (bowl should not touch water). Let stand until chocolate is almost melted, stirring occasionally. Remove bowl from heat; stir until melted and smooth. Stir in espresso mixture. Let cool until slightly warm, not hot. Whisk in eggs one at a time, just until blended. Whisk in 1 tablespoon rum. Pour into springform pan. Place in large shallow roasting or broiler pan; add enough hot tap water to roasting pan to come 1 inch up sides of springform pan. Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until cake is set and center does not move when pan is tapped. Remove pan from water bath; remove foil. Cool on wire rack to room temperature, about 2 hours. Run thin knife around edge of pan before releasing sides. Meanwhile, heat cream in small saucepan over medium heat until small bubbles form around edge. Add 6 ounces chocolate; remove from heat. Let stand 2 to 3 minutes or until chocolate is almost melted; whisk until smooth. Stir in 1 tablespoon rum. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until frosting is of spreadable consistency, stirring occasionally. Spread frosting over top of cake, swirling to decorate. Refrigerate until frosting is set. (Torte can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Serve at room temperature.