This week we made a Triple Rum Black Pepper Cake, and it might be my favorite recipe yet. It was very easy to make, I had all of the ingredients on hand, and man is it delicious. I was a little bit worried about the addition of black pepper, but thought I would give it a try.
Honestly I couldn’t taste it at all, so I might just omit it next time that I make this. And I am definitely planning on making it again. I cut down on the amount of syrup and glaze a little bit, but I feel like it came out really well. It was also not overwhelmingly sweet, which I enjoyed.
I thought the amount of booze was perfect, you could enjoy the rum flavor without any harshness. I can see where this cake could lend itself well to variations using other kinds of booze, like limoncello, coconut, kahlua whiskey…mmm.
Have a great week everyone!
Next week : Chocolate Hazelnut Spread
Busy Lizzy Bakes 
I also don’t think the pepper is necessary to “make” the cake, but I’m glad I gave it a try this time. Hmmm… other booze options… I like it! 🙂
Great job! I liked this one too!
Your cake is beautiful! I topped mine with Chocolate Ganache.
Lovely looking cake! I found my pepper too strong. Perhaps I should have used pre-ground pepper. I agree about being able to use different flavouring to this cake. Lemoncello would be a nice one I think.
I loved the addition of the black pepper — I’m not even sure you could tell it was black pepper, but it definitely added something. Your cake is so pretty, it looks like the glaze is the perfect consistency!
Wasn’t this one just awesome?? It’s one of my favorites too, and I wasn’t expecting to like it so much. I agree, the amount of rum was perfect– no harshness at all. I loved the addition of the pepper! 🙂