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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

choc and cherry dec 22nd

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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