Description
Indulge in these rich and moist chocolate mini cakes, topped with a luscious chocolate fudge frosting. Perfect for any celebration or as a sweet treat to satisfy your chocolate cravings!
Ingredients
Scale
- For the chocolate cakes:
- 195 grams plain flour
- 55 grams Dutch processed cocoa powder
- 1.75 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 170 grams melted unsalted butter
- 150 grams white granulated sugar
- 150 grams packed brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- For the chocolate fudge frosting:
- 180 grams dark chocolate
- 115 grams unsalted butter
- 80 milliliters whole milk
- 55 grams Dutch processed cocoa powder
- Pinch of fine sea salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 325 grams icing sugar
Instructions
- Make the chocolate cakes:
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F) and grease a mini cheesecake pan.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the melted butter, white granulated sugar, and brown sugar.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, followed by the vanilla extract.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients and buttermilk to the wet ingredients, alternating between the two and mixing just until combined.
- Fill the greased cake pan to about 2/3 full.
- Bake for 22-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool completely before frosting.
- Make the chocolate fudge frosting:
- In a saucepan, melt together the dark chocolate, butter, milk, cocoa powder, and salt.
- Pour the chocolate mixture into a bowl and let it cool for 10 minutes.
- Beat in the icing sugar until combined.
- Let the frosting cool and set up at room temperature for 45-60 minutes, or until stiff enough to pipe.
- Assemble the mini cakes:
- Slice off the domes of the cooled cakes, or slice them in half for mini layer cakes.
- Spread or pipe the chocolate fudge frosting onto the cakes.
Notes
Store the mini cakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 35 minutes
- Cook Time: 24 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini cake
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 64mg