Christmas-Comes-But-Once-a-Year Chocolate Cake
Christmas-Comes-But-Once-A-Year Chocolate Cake Rum Buttercream Frosting 1/2 cup rum 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons corn syrup 6 egg yolks 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/2...
Ingredients
- 1/2cuprum
- 3/4cupgranulated sugar
- 11/2 teaspoons corn syrup
- 6egg yolks
- 1teaspoonvanilla extract
- 11/2 cups butter
- 3/4cupall-purpose flour
- 1/4cupcocoa powder
Directions
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Christmas-Comes-But-Once-A-Year Chocolate Cake Rum Buttercream Frosting 1/2 cup rum 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons corn syrup 6 eg
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Wash down sides of pan with pastry brush dipped in ice water
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Clip candy thermometer to side of pan, raise heat to medium, and boil without stirring until syrup registers 240 degrees F (soft ball stage)
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Remove syrup from heat and let cool slightly
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In large bowl, beat egg yolks and vanilla extract until mixture is pale and thick and falls in ribbon when you lift beaters
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Add hot syrup to yolks by pouring down side of bowl a little at a time, beating in after each addition
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Let yolk mixture cool
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Add softened butter 1 tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition