Mini Chocolate Surprise Cakes

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5 from 1 vote

Mini Chocolate Surprise Cakes

Easy to make, mini chocolate cakes with chocolate icing and a surprise liquid chocolate centre.

Prep Time45

Cook Time15

Total Time1

Course: Afternoon Tea, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: British

Keyword: chocolate cake, mini cakes, surprise

Servings: mini cakes

Calories: 216kcal

Author: Choclette @ Tin and Thyme

Ingredients

Cakes

125 g unsalted butter
125 g dark brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
150 g flour (half wholemeal, half plain white)
25 g cocoa powder
1 ½ tsp baking powder
2 tbsp water
1 pouch Dr Oetker rich chocolate cupcake centres

Icing

75 g dark chocolate (I used 70%)
100 g unsalted butter
150 g icing sugar
dark chocolate drops to decorate (optional)

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Cakes

Cream the butter and sugar together until pale in colour and fluffy in texture.
125 g unsalted butter, 125 g dark brown sugar
Add the vanilla extract and beat some more.
1 tsp vanilla extract
Beat in the eggs, one by one, adding a little of the flour if it curdles.
2 large eggs
Sieve in the dry ingredients and gently stir until just combined, adding the water near the end.
150 g flour, 25 g cocoa powder, 1 ½ tsp baking powder, 2 tbsp water
Divide the mixture between 24 mini muffin moulds (cases optional).
Bake at 180℃ (160℃ fan, 350℉, Gas 4) for 15 to 20 minutes, when the cakes should be well risen and firm to the touch.
Insert the chocolate centre nozzle into the cakes and inject a little of the filling into the centres.
1 pouch Dr Oetker rich chocolate cupcake centres
Leave in the moulds to cool for 10 minutes or so, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Icing

Melt the chocolate in a bowl suspended over a pan of hot, not boiling, water. Allow to cool a little.
75 g dark chocolate
Beat the butter and icing sugar until smooth and creamy, then beat in the chocolate.
100 g unsalted butter, 150 g icing sugar
Spread onto the cooled cakes and decorate with dark chocolate tear drops, if liked.
dark chocolate drops

Notes

Can make 12 cupcakes instead of 24 mini ones.

Adapted from Dr Oetker Surprise Inside Chocolate Cupcakes.

Please note: calories and other nutritional information are per serving. They're approximate and will depend on serving size and exact ingredients used.

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