Q Ginger Ale:This is our top choice! We like that it comes in small cans so you only have to use a little at a time. It’s also our top brand of ginger beer. Delicious! I make mine with 18 year old Flor de Cana and Vernor’s Ginger Ale. Add a tablespoon of fresh lime juice and it’s a homerun! If you use the cake pan idea, then you could always frost them with a nice butter rum frosting in between the layers or even a ginger frosting as well Dark rum is tasty as well.Dark rum is aged as well and has a deep, caramel flavor and sometimes notes of cinnamon and spices. It also makes a very tasty Rum and Ginger Ale. See how nice and plump the raisins are? They’ve absorbed a lot of the rum that they were steeping in)

Instructions: Mix the rum, cranberry and lime juice together in a separate jug/ bowl. Drip the grenadine around the rim of the glass on the inside to create a dripping “blood” effect. Put in some ice and pour the drink mix carefully over it. Coal Miner’s Cooler

Yes, my dear reader!!! The second part (and arguably the most important part ) of this rum cake recipe are the ginger components. I used grated ginger, ginger powder, AND candied ginger in this cake. ….. so yeah.. when I say you should love ginger and rum flavors to enjoy this cake, I’m pretty serious. In a small bowl, combine the baking soda and hot water, very well. Add this mixture to the flour mixture, along with the molasses mixture. Fold in the soaked but drained raisins and mix together until well combined. Mixing carbonated mixers with alcohol is an ages old tradition! There are lots of spins on this concept. Once you’ve tried the Rum and Ginger Ale, there are so many more to explore! Here are some favorite variations:

Instructions: Put in the ice and pour everything over, go mad, there’s no right to wrong way to do this- just make sure to only use a little bit of lime juice. Related articles recommended by this writer: Try dopping some finely chopped candied ginger on the bottom of the pan so that as it’s baking, the cake will be “topped” with the candied ginger.How is it different than a Dark and Stormy? The Rum and Ginger Ale is sweeter and more subtle than a Dark and Stormy, which pairs the strong flavors of dark rum and spicy ginger beer. In reality, is has cranberry juice so the girlies out there can pretend they’re actually doing their body good (ifykyk) whilst drinking copious amounts of alcohol.