White Christmas Cake | Cooking Professionally

Ingredients

• ***For the cake:***
• 1 1/2 cups butter, cubed
• 3/4 cup water
• 4 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon rum extract
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 1 cup pecans, chopped and toasted
• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• ***For the white chocolate cream frosting:***
• 11 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 6 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup seedless raspberry jam, divided