Chocolate Rum Gâteau

Name: Chocolate Rum Gâteau
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: chocolate flakes or curls; 5 oz (150 g) plain flour; 2 tablespoons rum; 1 oz (25 g) cocoa powder; ½ level teaspoon salt; 2 level teaspoons baking powder; 5 oz (150 g) soft brown sugar; 4 oz (100 g) granulated sugar; ¼ pint (1½ dl water); 6 tablespoons corn oil; 2 large/standard eggs; ½ teaspoon vanilla essence; 6 tablespoons milk; ½ pint (3 dl) double cream

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Complex

Appears in

The Times Cookery Book

By Katie Stewart

Published 1974

About

Ingredients

5 oz (150 g) plain flour
1 oz (25

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Rich enough to serve as a dessert, this cake is a good choice for a dinner party. It is baked, then soaked in a rum syrup and should be made the day before so that it can be left overnight to soak and to allow the rum flavour to develop.

Sift the flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder into a large mixing basin. Add the brown sugar and mix well. Crack the egg yolks into a small basi