Best Chocolate Raspberry Cakes Recipes

MOLTEN CHOCOLATE CAKES WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• For Cakes:
• To make the ganache, melt 4 ounces of the chocolate with the heavy cream over a double boiler. Stir until smooth and chill until firm enough to scoop, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and butter 8 (7-ounce) ramekins. Coat the inside with 2 tablespoons of the sugar, making sure to tap out the excess.
• In a medium bowl combine the remaining chocolate with 1 cup of butter over a double boiler until melted, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. In large bowl beat together the eggs, egg yolks and the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar until pale, thick and light. Sift the flour over top, and fold in the salt and almond extract. Fold in the cooled chocolate mixture until uniformly combined. Divide equally between the prepared ramekins.
• Using a small scoop or tablespoon, form the chilled ganache into 8 balls.
• Put 1 into the center of each ramekin and press down slightly to cover with the batter.
• (Cakes can be prepared to this point, covered and held in the refrigerator for a few hours until ready to bake.) Arrange the ramekins on a baking sheet and bake until the tops look set, about 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven and carefully invert the ramekins onto serving plates. Garnish with raspberry sauce and reserved raspberries and serve immediately.
• For Raspberry Sauce and Garnish:
• Reserve 8 raspberries for garnish. Mash the remaining raspberries through a fine meshed sieve into a small bowl. Discard the seeds. Add the 2 tablespoons of superfine sugar and the Kirsch and whisk until the sugar is dissolved.

CHOCOLATE MOLTEN CAKES WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE AND CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Butter six 3/4-cup souffle dishes or custard cups.
• Stir the butter and chocolate in a heavy, medium saucepan over low heat until melted. Cool slightly.
• Whisk the eggs and egg yolks in a large bowl to blend. Whisk in the confectioners' sugar, and then the melted chocolate and the flour. Pour the batter into the prepared dishes, dividing equally. Bake the cakes until the sides are set but the center remains soft and runny, about 11 minutes (or up to 14 minutes for batter that was refrigerated).
• Run a small knife around the cakes to loosen. Immediately turn the cakes out onto plates. Spoon Raspberry Sauce around the cakes. Top with Vanilla Sweet Cream and Chocolate Truffles.
• Cook the raspberries, confectioners' sugar and lemon juice over low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Strain through a fine sieve to remove any seeds and chill.
• In chilled bowl, whisk the cream until it begins to foam and thicken. Add the confectioners' sugar and vanilla and continue to whisk just until soft peaks form.
• Heat the heavy cream in a 2-quart heavy-bottomed saucepan until bubbles begin to form around the edge of the pan. Make sure that you have chopped the chocolate as finely as possible to allow it to melt quickly and easily. Place the chopped chocolate in a medium-size mixing bowl. Make a ganache by pouring about half of the hot cream over the chocolate and letting it sit for 30 seconds to melt the chocolate. Then slowly whisk until smooth and homogenous. Do not add all of the hot cream to the cold chocolate at once; the shock of the temperature extremes would cause the fat in the chocolate to separate.
• Pour the ganache onto a plastic wrap-covered baking sheet and spread evenly with a rubber spatula. Cover the ganache with plastic wrap and allow it to cool for at least 4 hours at room temperature.
• When the ganache has cooled to the consistency of a thick paste, scrape it into a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch plain tip. Pipe 1-inch-diameter mounds spaced 1-inch apart on a parchment paper-covered baking sheet. To pipe the mounds, hold the pastry bag at a slight angle and allow the tip to touch the parchment as you begin to pipe. Once you have formed the mound, stop squeezing and lift the tip straight up, leaving a small tail on the top of each mound. You can also use a spoon and drop small mounds of ganache onto the baking sheet. Let the truffles harden in the refrigerator for 15 minutes, until they are hard enough to roll with your hands.
• To roll the mound into a ball, place a truffle between both palms, squeeze slightly and roll between your hands. The truffles will look nicer if they are as round as possible.
• When all the truffles are rolled into balls, they are ready to be coated. If they have become too soft, place them in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours until they are firm enough to coat. Roll in cocoa powder or chopped walnuts, one at a time.

MINI CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY RUM CAKES

Steps:

• 1. Mix together the first 6 ingredients.
• 2. Pour into greased mini Bundt cake pans (or 1 large Bundt cake pan).
• 3. Bake at the 350 for 45 minutes.
• 4. While that is baking simmer your raspberry preserves with the 1/2 cup raspberry rum. You just want it nicely blended and warm.
• 5. When cakes are done, spoon this glaze on top of the cakes. Let sit until cool.
• 6. Then top with powder sugar and raspberry.
• 7. Enjoy!

MINI CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY CAKES

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat the egg, sugar, water, oil and extracts until well blended. In another bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended., Pour into four 4-in. fluted tube pans or 6-oz. ramekins coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to a wire rack to cool completely., For raspberry sauce, in a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in raspberries and water; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; cool slightly. Press through a sieve; discard seeds., Scoop ice cream into cake centers. Drizzle with ice cream topping and raspberry sauce; sprinkle with pecans and additional raspberries if desired.

CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY TEA CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugars, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk the egg white, milk and butter; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in chocolate chips. , Fill each of six paper-lined muffin cups with 1 tablespoon batter. Drop 1 teaspoon of jam into each cup; top with remaining batter., Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

INDIVIDUAL CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY FLOURLESS CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium pan, combine sugar, water and butter. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add chocolate, stir until melted and smooth. In a mixing bowl, combine eggs and egg yolks and beat to mix well. Slowly add chocolate mixture and framboise and mix well. Pour into greased molds and bake for 6 to8 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand a few minutes. Invert onto serving plates and garnish with fresh raspberries and whipped cream.

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE-RASPBERRY CAKES

Steps:

• Position rack in middle of oven and preheat to 375 degrees F. Line 12-cup muffin pan with paper or foil liners.
• Heat chocolate and margarine in saucepan over low heat until melted. Stir to combine and remove from heat.
• In medium bowl, mix Splenda and cocoa. Add eggs and whisk until combined. Whisk in chocolate mixture.
• Scoop batter into muffin cups, press 3 raspberries halfway into each, and place pan on baking sheet. Bake about 15 minutes, turning front to back halfway through. Cool on rack and serve.

RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• Butter two half-cup ramekins or molds. Line the bottoms of the molds with circles of wax paper and butter the paper.
• Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler over hot, barely simmering water, making sure not to let the pan touch the water. Set aside.
• Cream the butter and sugar together until smoothly blended. (Although this can be done with a food processor or a mixer, it is better to do it by hand, because the quantity is so small.) Beat in the egg yolk, and stir in the raspberry preserves, the eau de vie and the melted chocolate. Stir in the flour.
• Beat the egg white until it holds a peak but still has a creamy quality. Stir a little of the egg white into the chocolate mixture to lighten the batter, then fold the remaining egg white into the chocolate mixture.
• Divide the batter between the two prepared molds. Place the molds in a baking dish that will accommodate both comfortably and pour enough boiling water into the baking dish to come halfway up the sides of the molds. Place the baking dish in the oven and bake for 40 minutes.
• Remove the baking dish from the oven and allow the molds to cool in the water.
• Set aside one-quarter cup of the raspberries. Press the rest through a sieve to remove the seeds. If desired, sweeten the sauce to taste with the superfine granulated sugar.
• When ready to serve, unmold the cakes by running a knife around the inside of each mold, then inverting the cakes onto individual plates. (For the picnic, it is best to transport the cakes in their molds.) Peel off the wax paper.
• Surround each cake with a pool of the sauce and scatter the reserved fresh raspberries in it.

MINI RASPBERRY-CHOCOLATE HEART CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 12 (3 5/8x3 1/2 x1-inch) heart-shaped cake pans with shortening or cooking spray.
• In small bowl, stir coffee powder in 1 tablespoon water until dissolved. In large bowl, beat cake mix, coffee mixture, 1 1/4 cups water, the oil, eggs and raspberry preserves with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Fill cake pans half full with batter.
• Bake 15 minutes or until firm to the touch. Cool 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans to cooling rack; cool completely.
• In medium microwavable bowl, microwave white chocolate and shortening uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring once, until melted. If necessary, continue to microwave in 15-second increments, stirring until smooth.
• Place waxed paper under cooling rack. Spoon melted chocolate over cakes. Decorate with sprinkles. Let stand until set.

CHOCOLATE-RASPBERRY CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter six 3/4-cup soufflé dishes or custard cups. Arrange dishes on baking sheet. Mix chocolate, butter, and preserves in saucepan. Stir over low heat until chocolate melts. Remove from heat; cool to lukewarm, stirring often, about 10 minutes.
• Whisk eggs, sugar, and vanilla in large bowl to blend well, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk in chocolate mixture. Divide batter among prepared dishes. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out with some moist batter still attached, about 20 minutes. Let cool 30 minutes (centers may fall). Serve cakes warm or at room temperature.