Sugary, heavy chocolate rum cake?

pachl@sbcglobal.net asked:


When I lived in the States, I used to buy these delicious “Effie Marie” rum cakes from Marshall Fields in Chicago.

Getting a good one was “hit or miss”. Depending on the luck of the draw, some were really laden with lots of rum and sugar, which was great. Others were lighter and had less rum and sugar. They were dry and more bland.

I like a chocolate rum cake that is really moist, with a heavy flavor of rum mixed with sugar. I don’t want coconut or other ingredients. I like the chocolate-rum-sugar combination.

Anyone have a good recipe?

Morgan