Desserts/Mini Cocoa Cakes

Serves: 6

Active Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes

From: Better Homes and Gardens (http://www.bhg.com/recipe/chocolate-cakes/mini-cocoa-cakes/)

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter

3 eggs

1/2 cup dairy sour cream

1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/4 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1 cup sugar

1/2 tsp. vanilla

Light-color corn syrup

Directions

Step 1

Allow butter, eggs, and sour cream to stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Meanwhile, lightly grease 48, 1-3/4-inch muffin cups; set pan(s) aside. In medium bowl stir together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl beat butter with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Add sugar, beating 7 minutes or until fluffy. Beat in vanilla.

Step 3

Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating 1 minute after each and scraping bowl. Alternately add flour mixture and sour cream to butter mixture, beating on medium speed after each addition until combined.

Step 4

Fill each cup with about 1 tablespoon batter. Using a wooden pick, stir desired flavor (right) into each cup.

Step 5

Bake 15 minutes or until tops spring back when touched. Cool on rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Brush with corn syrup. Add desired Toppers (�left and above). Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in refrigerator up to 2 days. Makes 48.

Step 6

With just a dash of ground spices, a few drops of any liqueur or extract, or dab of any other batter mix-in, nearly every baby cake becomes sublime. Here's what's in our treat box.

  1. Orange extract
  2. Peanut butter
  3. Coconut extract
  4. Peppermint extract
  5. Minced peanut brittle
  6. Grated orange peel
  7. Apricot brandy
  8. Mini chocolate pieces
  9. Cherry liqueur
  10. Ground cinnamon
  11. Raspberry liqueur
  12. Flavored honey