| 1 1/2 | c | Cake flour; sifted |
| 3/4 | ts | Baking soda |
| 3/4 | ts | Salt |
| 1 | c | Sugar |
| 6 | tb | Cocoa powder |
| 1/2 | c | Buttermilk |
| 2 | | Xl eggs; separated |
| 1/3 | c | Vegetable oil |
| | RUM SYRUP |
| 1 | c | Sugar |
| 1 | c | Water |
| 1/4 | c | Rum (or brandy; grand marnier, etc.) |
| | Chocolate mousse: |
| 8 | oz | Bitter chocolate |
| 8 | oz | Milk chocolate |
| 7 | lg | Eggs; separated |
| 3/4 | c | Sugar |
| 4 | c | Unsweetened whipped cream |
| 1/4 | c | Myer's rum |
| | CHOCOLATE GANACHE |
| 1 | c | Heavy cream |
| 20 | oz | Semisweet chocolate |
| 1/4 | c | Unsalted butter; softened |
| 2 | tb | Sugar |
| | CHOCOLATE GLAZE |
| 1 | c | Unsalted butter |
| 2 | tb | Light corn syrup |
| 1/4 | c | Dark rum |
| | Bittersweet chocolate; finely chopped: |
| 1 | c | Semisweet chocolate shavings |
