Photo: David Holifield
Mini chocolate and cherry cakes
22 ingredients
2 hr + 1 hr
Makes 12 mini cakes
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If the day had gone to plan this is what Claire would have baked: delicious mini cakes with an injection of cherry brandy syrup. If the decoration is too much work, just make the cake and syrup and serve it with whipped cream and chocolate sauce.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1213
Calories
32g
Protein
41g
Fat
182g
Carbs
Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cherry | 1 cup (138g) | 87 |
| Cherry Brandy | 1 cup (138g) | 87 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Spirit | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 150g/5½oz dark chocolate
- 150g/5½oz unsalted butter
- 150g/5½oz caster sugar
- 35g/1¼oz soft dark brown sugar
- 3 large free-range eggs
- 150g/5½oz self-raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 50g/1¾oz cocoa powder
- 18 amarena cherries
- 110ml/3¾fl oz buttermilk
- 50ml/1¾fl oz amarena cherrycherries
- 40g/1½oz caster sugar
- 135ml/4½fl oz cherry brandy
- 150g/5½fl oz double cream
- 100g/3½oz double cream
- 200g/7oz dark chocolate
- 120g/4¼oz nonpareils sprinkles (optional)
- 250g/9oz yellow fondant sugar paste
- 10g/¼oz gold lustre edible dust
- 250g/9oz fuchsia fondant sugar paste
- tylose (optional)
- food grade alcohol spirit (optional)
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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