What do you do when you want a special dessert for your anniversary, but you are dieting and don’t want to over indulge? You make these Double Chocolate Mini Cakes, use two of them and put the rest in the freezer!
A couple weeks ago, a friend asked me to make a special dessert for her husband to go with the dinner she was preparing. Her only request-No leftovers! She only wanted enough dessert so that she and her husband would eat it after dinner, and there would be no more to snack on, so they could get right back to their dieting. I completely understood!
So I came up with these Double Chocolate Mini Cakes, and they were a hit! These cakes might be mini, but they pack an incredibly indulgent punch that will satisfy any chocolate craving! I topped them with a double chocolate drizzled strawberry because, well, it’s a double chocolate drizzled strawberry!!! Hope you like this!
Double Chocolate Mini Cakes
{printable recipe at end of post}
1 cup Butter
3 cups Sugar
4 Eggs-divided
1 cup Cocoa Powder
4 cups Flour
3 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
2 cups Buttermilk
2 teaspoon Vanilla
Strawberries (1 small berry for each cake)
Milk Chocolate (1 cup melted )
White Chocolate (1/2 cup chips)
Preheat oven to 350℉.
Prep your baking pan by applying shortening or pan prep to each individual cake cavity. The pan I used has bottoms that are removable, but this recipe will also work in a mini cupcake pan. You will not need to flour the pan.
Cream the butter until it is thick and creamy. Add sugar a little at a time, until it is light and fluffy.
Divide the eggs. Place the whites to the side. Whisk the yolks, then add to the mixing bowl and mix together.
Pour the cocoa powder into a separate bowl. A bowl that has measurements on it will work best. Add just enough water to make a thick paste. Mix together until smooth. The amount of water you will use will vary depending on the type of cocoa powder. Start off by using a very small amount, adding more until you are satisfied that it is thick and paste like.
Now add more water until you have 2 cups of the cocoa mix.
Mix the cocoa mix in with the creamed butter, sugar and egg yolks. Take the egg whites that you set aside earlier, and beat until they have stiff peaks. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, add the vanilla and the buttermilk. Start adding the flour mix to the butter mixture, alternating with the buttermilk. Mix thoroughly. Fold in the egg whites.
Fold batter into your prepared pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes. When done, remove from pan and cool completely.
Chop up chocolate and melt in a double boiler. Melt white chocolate also. I used Trader Joe’s Milk Chocolate, and their white chocolate chips.
Wash and dry strawberries. Place on tray. Using a fork or knife, drizzle milk chocolate over strawberries. Place tray in fridge. Once milk chocolate has set, drizzle white chocolate over berries. Let set.
Once cakes are cooled, slice them in half as shown. Place a large spoonful of melted chocolate on top of the bottom piece. Top it, then place another large spoonful on top of it. Let it drizzle down the side.
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Decorate the plate with drizzled chocolate and serve to those you love!
Thanks for joining me today!
Author: The Freshman Cookprint recipe
- 1 cup Butter
- 3 cups Sugar
- 4 Eggs-divided
- 1 cup Cocoa Powder
- 4 cups Flour
- 3 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 2 cups Buttermilk
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla
- Strawberries (1 small berry for each cake)
- Milk Chocolate (1 cup melted )
- White Chocolate (1/2 cup chips)
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Prep your baking pan by applying shortening or pan prep to each individual cake cavity. The pan I used has bottoms that are removable, but this recipe will also work in a mini cupcake pan. You will not need to flour the pan.
- Cream the butter until it is thick and creamy. Add sugar a little at a time, until it is light and fluffy.
- Divide the eggs. Place the whites to the side. Whisk the yolks, then add to the mixing bowl and mix together.
- Pour the cocoa powder into a separate bowl. A bowl that has measurements on it will work best. Add just enough water to make a thick paste. Mix together until smooth. The amount of water you will use will vary depending on the type of cocoa powder. Start off by using a very small amount, adding more until you are satisfied that it is thick and paste like.
- Now add more water until you have 2 cups of the cocoa mix.
- Mix the cocoa mix in with the creamed butter, sugar and egg yolks. Take the egg whites that you set aside earlier, and beat until they have stiff peaks. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, add the vanilla and the buttermilk. Start adding the flour mix to the butter mixture, alternating with the buttermilk. Mix thoroughly. Fold in the egg whites
- Fold batter into your prepared pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes. When done, remove from pan and cool completely.
- Chop up chocolate and melt in a double boiler. Melt white chocolate also. I used Trader Joe’s Milk Chocolate, and their white chocolate chips.
- Wash and dry strawberries. Place on tray. Using a fork or knife, drizzle milk chocolate over strawberries. Place tray in fridge. Once milk chocolate has set, drizzle white chocolate over berries. Let set.
- Once cakes are cooled, slice them in half as shown. Place a large spoonful of melted chocolate on top of the bottom piece. Top it, then place another large spoonful on top of it. Let it drizzle down the side.
- Decorate the plate with drizzled chocolate and serve to those you love!
