Ingredients
- 175g butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar or do ½ sugar and ½ rose sugar
- 3 eggs
- Drop of rose water (optional)
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa
- ¾ cup flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ cup sour cream or thick yoghurt
- 250g fresh cherries, stones removed and cut into half
- Icing – 2 Tbsp cream
- 100g dark chocolate
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CHERRY AND CHOCOLATE MINI CAKES
Method
- Preheat oven to 180C Grease your muffins tins well with butter or use paper liners, set aside
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition
- Sift dry ingredients together and fold through the mixture alternately with the sour cream or yoghurt
- Add the cherries and lightly mix to combine
- Remember to stop mixing as soon as you see no flour visible
- Spoon mixture into prepared tins so they are ¾ full and bake until risen and the center is firm to the touch about 15-20 minutes
- Remove from oven and cool in tin for five minutes before removing and cooling on rack
- To make icing – heat the cream in pot or microwave until it comes to the boil, remove from the heat and add the chocolate
- Stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is silky and glossy
- Ice your mini cakes however you like
- Enjoy
Comments
The combination of fresh cherries and dark chocolate is one of those combinations which are hard to resist and these simple little cakes are a decadent treat.
Makes 18 medium size muffin tins
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