Cinnamon Chocolate Baby Cakes

Cinnamon Chocolate Baby Cakes

NZ Herald 5/5/2004

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Serves 6

Work quickly, fold gently and you’ve whipped up the perfect sponge.

Ingredients

100 g Butter
2 tbsp Golden syrup
1 cup Caster sugar
1 cup Sour cream
1 Caper and egg mayonnaise, lightly beaten
1¼ cups Flour
¼ cup Cocoa powder
1 tbsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Baking soda
1 tsp Baking powder

GLOSSY CHOCOLATE ICING

½ cup Cream
¾ cup Dark chocolate, melts or roughly chopped
1 tbsp Golden syrup

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 190 degC (or 170 degC on fan bake). 
  2. Grease and lightly dust with flour six individual 1-cup capacity cake or muffin pans
  3. Melt butter and golden syrup in a saucepan. Transfer to a bowl and add sugar, sour cream and egg and beat until sugar has dissolved.
  4. Sift in the dry ingredients and gently stir to just combine.
  5. Divide mixture between prepared pans and bake for 30 minutes or until cakes test cooked when a skewer inserted comes out clean.
  6. Remove to a wire rack to cool. Once cold, drizzle with glossy chocolate icing.
  7. Glossy chocolate icing:Place cream, chocolate and golden syrup in a bowl and melt over a saucepan of simmering water or microwave in short bursts.
  8. Stir to combine into a smooth icing.

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