Hazelnut Chocolate Rum Cake – Masterful Mix of Texture

This cake is a masterful mix of textures. It combines the flavors of hazelnut and chocolate and has a soft, moist, almost a truffle like texture.

I love this cake. And you will too.Trust me you need this recipe because you should have an elegant chocolate cake in your arsenal.

Hazelnut Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies
Hazelnut Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies

Equipment and preparation

-You will need three ramekins.

-Spray them with baking spray and dust with cocoa powder. (be generous)

Now we can list the ingredients.

Ingredients

100 gr Lindt Hazelnut Chocolate

1/4 cup unsalted butter

1 large egg + 1 egg yolk

1/4 cup icing sugar

1/8 cup all purpose flour

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 TBSP rum

Optional: 1/4 cup chopped hazelnuts

Look and Bake – VISUAL INSTRUCTOR

Preheat oven to 425 F.

Place the chopped chocolate and 1/4 cup unsalted butter in a bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water, ensuring the bowl doesn’t touch the water.

Hazelnut Chocolate Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies and Cookie - Melting chocolate with butter
Hazelnut Chocolate Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies and Cookie – Melting chocolate with butter

Stir it gently until the last lumps have disappeared.

Hazelnut Chocolate Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies and Cookie - Melted chocolate and butter
Hazelnut Chocolate Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies and Cookie – Melted chocolate and butter

Add 1/2 TBSP rum and stir. Set aside.

Mix 1/8 cup AP flour, 1/4 cup icing sugar and 1/4 tsp salt. Set aside.

Whisk 1 large egg and 1 egg yolk in another bowl.

Hazelnut Chocolate Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies and Cookie - Mix eggs
Hazelnut Chocolate Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies and Cookie – Mix eggs

Now add flour and egg mixture into melted chocolate and butter.

Slowly stir everything together.

Add 1/4 cup chopped hazelnut and mix all ingredients together. (THIS STEP IS OPTIONAL)

Spoon chocolate batter into prepared ramekins.

Hazelnut Chocolate Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies and Cookie - ramekins
Hazelnut Chocolate Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies and Cookie – ramekins

Bake at 425 F for 12 minutes.

Allow to cool for 1 minute.

Cover each ramekin with an inverted plate and turn over.

Hazelnut Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies - Baked Cake
Hazelnut Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies – Baked Cake

Decoration – Final touch

  1. Hazelnut Ice Cream
  2. Whip Cream
  3. Ground hazelnut
  4. Chocolate
  5. Icing Sugar

 

Eating Time – JOY!

Hazelnut Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies - Eating Time
Hazelnut Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies – Eating Time
Hazelnut Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies-Eating Time
Hazelnut Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies-Eating Time
Hazelnut Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies Eating Time
Hazelnut Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies Eating Time
Hazelnut Chocolate Rum Cake - Masterful Mix of Texture

Hazelnut Chocolate Rum Cake - Masterful Mix of Texture

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 22 minutes

Ingredients

  • 100 gr Lindt Hazelnut Chocolate
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk
  • 1/4 cup icing sugar
  • 1/8 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 TBSP rum
  • Optional: 1/4 cup chopped hazelnuts

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 F.
  2. Place the chopped chocolate and 1/4 cup unsalted butter in a bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water,
  3. ensuring the bowl doesn’t touch the water.
  4. Stir it gently until the last lumps have disappeared.
  5. Add 1/2 TBSP rum and stir. Set aside.
  6. Mix 1/8 cup AP flour, 1/4 cup icing sugar and 1/4 tsp salt. Set aside.
  7. Whisk 1 large egg and 1 egg yolk in another bowl.
  8. Now add flour and egg mixture into melted chocolate and butter.
  9. Slowly stir everything together.
  10. Add 1/4 cup chopped hazelnut and mix all ingredients together. (THIS STEP IS OPTIONAL)
  11. Spoon chocolate batter into prepared ramekins.
  12. Bake at 425 F for 12 minutes.
  13. Allow to cool for 1 minute.
  14. Cover each ramekin with an inverted plate and turn over.
Hazelnut Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies cookie -Eating Time
Hazelnut Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies cookie -Eating Time

Frame your cake and enjoy your day…

Hazelnut Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies - Frame your Cake
Hazelnut Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies – Frame your Cake

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Hazelnut Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies
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Hazelnut Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies
Hazelnut Rum Cake from the best food blog 5starcookies

11 thoughts on “Hazelnut Chocolate Rum Cake – Masterful Mix of Texture”

    • Hi Tara,
      I agree with you. Chocolate+Hazelnut+rum=Heaven
      By baking this amazing Hazelnut Chocolate Rum cake you will be in heaven.

      Thank you for visiting my blog.
      Love and hugs,
      Cookie

      Reply
    • Hi Vesna,
      Yes, you can double the recipe.(see below)

      200 gr Lindt Hazelnut Chocolate
      1/2 cup unsalted butter
      2 large egg + 2 egg yolk
      1/2 cup icing sugar
      1/4 cup all purpose flour
      1/2 tsp salt
      1 TBSP rum
      Optional: 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts
      Thank you for visiting my blog.

      Reply
  1. I love, love this cake.
    I can’t count how many times I made this cake.
    One of your best recipe…and God you have so many of them.

    Reply
  2. Wow, this cake is to die for.
    BTW, I love all your pictures…and your recipes.
    Your blog is real treasure on Internet.
    My favorite place to visit and to escape from my loving, crazy family.

    Reply
    • Hi Donna,
      Thank you.
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      And if 5starcookies.com is your escape from your loving family… so be it.
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      Love and hugs to you from 5starcookies.com

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