Best Mini Hot Chocolate Cakes Recipes

MINI HOT CHOCOLATE CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. Grease bottom and side of six 6-ounce custard cups with shortening. In 2-quart saucepan, melt chocolate and butter over low heat, stirring frequently. Cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat eggs and egg yolks with wire whisk or hand beater until well blended. Beat in 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar. Beat in melted chocolate mixture and flour. Divide batter evenly among custard cups.
• Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until sides are set and cakes feel soft when touched in center. Run small knife or metal spatula along sides of cakes to loosen. Immediately turn upside down onto individual plates; remove cups. Sprinkle with additional powdered sugar. Top with pie filling. Serve warm.

MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE MINI-BUNDT CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; grease and flour 12 mini-bundt forms and set aside (if you only have a Mini-Bundt pan with six cavities, bake this recipe in two batches).
• In a bowl, whisk the flour, 1 cup sugar, baking soda, salt, cayenne, and cinnamon together; set aside.
• Beat eggs and buttermilk together and set aside.
• Melt butter and chocolate together in the top of a double boiler or in a metal bowl suspended over simmering water; make sure that the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water.
• Add in cocoa powder and espresso; stir until thoroughly combined.
• Add the egg mixture to the chocolate mixture.
• Stir in the remaining 1 cup sugar, vanilla, and almond extract.
• Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients; mix until thoroughly combined and any lumps are dissolved.
• Pour the batter into the prepared Mini-Bundt pans.
• Bake for 20 minutes exactly; let the bundts cool for 10 minutes before inverting them onto a wire rack to finish cooling.
• Delicious served plan or with a dollop of whipped cream or chocolate whipped cream.

MINI HOT CHOCOLATE CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. Grease bottom and side of six 6-ounce custard cups with shortening. In 2-quart saucepan, melt chocolate and butter over low heat, stirring frequently. Cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat eggs and egg yolks with wire whisk or hand beater until well blended. Beat in 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar. Beat in melted chocolate mixture and flour. Divide batter evenly among custard cups.
• Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until sides are set and cakes feel soft when touched in center. Run small knife or metal spatula along sides of cakes to loosen. Immediately turn upside down onto individual plates; remove cups. Sprinkle with additional powdered sugar. Top with pie filling. Serve warm.