Fudge Mini Cakes Food

EASY CAKE BATTER FUDGE

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13-inch pan.
• Mix cake mix and confectioners' sugar together in a large microwave-safe bowl. Add butter and milk to the cake mix-sugar mixture without stirring.
• Heat in microwave for 2 minutes; stir immediately. Pour fudge into the prepared pan and refrigerate until set, 1 hour. Cut into squares.

LITTLE FRENCH FUDGE CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 6 cupcake cups, preferably in a dark-colored metal pan.
• Place 1 chopped bar of bittersweet chocolate, unsweetened chocolate, and butter in a microwave-safe bowl; place bowl in microwave, and cook on low power until the butter has melted and the chocolate is soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Check and stir often to avoid burning the chocolate. Stir until smooth.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk cinnamon, vanilla extract, eggs, egg yolk, sugar, and salt until thoroughly combined, and stir in the flour just until blended. Mix in the chocolate mixture, stir the batter a few times until smooth, and lightly mix in the 1/2 bar of bittersweet chocolate broken into 1/2-inch pieces. Spoon batter into the prepared cupcake cups, filling them about 3/4 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center of a cake comes out with streaks of thick batter, about 18 minutes. The tops of the cakes should be almost firm. Allow to cool in the pan on a rack for 5 to 10 minutes to serve warm, or 20 minutes to serve at room temperature.

S'MORES MINI CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place mini paper baking cup in each of 24 mini muffin cups.
• Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Fill muffin cups two-thirds full. (Cover and refrigerate remaining batter until ready to bake; cool pan 15 minutes before reusing.) Cut each piece of chocolate candy in half; press 1 half into batter in each muffin cup.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until surface of cupcakes appears dry. Cool 5 minutes; remove cupcakes from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely. Repeat with remaining batter and chocolate pieces to make an additional 48 mini cupcakes.
• In medium bowl, mix frosting and marshmallow crème. Frost cupcakes. Place graham crackers in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and crush with rolling pin. Sprinkle crushed graham crackers over cupcakes.

DECADENT FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter in a large bowl. Gradually mix in sugar. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine buttermilk and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with flour, beginning and ending with flour. Add melted chocolate, chocolate syrup and vanilla. Stir in 1 cup miniature chocolate chips. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 325° for 1-1/4 hours or until a toothpick comes out clean. Immediately invert cake onto a serving plate; cool completely., Meanwhile, in a microwave, melt white chocolate and 2 tablespoons shortening; stir until smooth. Cool slightly; drizzle over cake. Melt remaining chips and shortening in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from the heat; cool slightly. Drizzle over white chocolate.

FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter or margarine and sugar together in a large bowl. Add vanilla, and then eggs to the mixture.
• In another bowl, mix together flour, soda, baking powder, and salt. Sour the milk by adding the lemon juice or vinegar. Add flour mixture alternately with soured milk to the creamed mixture.
• Mix cocoa and hot water together, and beat into batter.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cool, and frost with desired frosting.

MINI HOT FUDGE CAKES AND STRAWBERRY HEARTS

Steps:

• Make, bake and cool Mini Hot Fudge Cakes as directed on side of cake mix box.
• Place each cake on dessert plate. For each dessert, slice 2 or 3 strawberries. To make slices look like hearts, cut small "V" at rounded end of each slice, using small sharp knife. Randomly place strawberry slices around cakes. Serve warm with ice cream.

SUPER EASY FUDGY MINI CHOCOLATE CAKES

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• In the microwave or a small saucepan, melt the chocolate with butter, stirring until smooth.
• In a bowl, whisk together egg, sugar and salt until yellow and light.
• Whisk in the melted chocolate batter to combine.
• Add in the flour until thoroughly combined.
• Grease or butter 8 cupcake tins.
• Evenly divide the batter between each tin.
• At this point you can refrigerate and bake later.
• Bake for about 12 minutes, just until the tops crack.
• Remove the cakes from the oven.
• With a tea towel or oven mitts, place foil on top of the cupcake tins and seal on all sides.
• Turn over onto a flat surface and bang the bottom of the cupcake tins.
• Remove the cupcake tins to leave the cakes upside-down on the foil.
• Carefully turn right-side up and place on a plate.
• Serve immediately.

MINI FUDGE BITES

Steps:

• For the fudge: Spray a 9-by-9-inch baking dish with cooking spray and line with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two opposite sides so the fudge can be easily removed.
• In a medium saucepan, combine the chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, butter and salt. Bring to just short of boiling over medium heat, until the mixture is loose and the chocolate chips are melted, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the walnuts and vanilla using a wooden spoon.
• Pour the hot mixture into the prepared baking dish and refrigerate until cool and set, about 2 hours. Then, using a 1-inch square cookie cutter, cut the fudge into cubes.
• For the cookies: Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove the cookie dough from its packaging and transfer to a lightly floured surface; roll to 1/4 inch thick. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and parbake for 10 to 11 minutes.
• Using the 1-inch square cookie cutter, cut the parbaked cookies and return to the prepared baking sheet. Bake the cookies until they are lightly golden around the edges, 5 to 6 minutes. If they have puffed up and lost their shape, use the same cookie cutter to punch out the cookies again while they are still warm, for cleaner edges. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool.
• For the assembly and decorations: In a medium bowl, combine the royal icing with gel food color and mix until completely incorporated. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a round number 2 tip. Pipe a dab of the royal icing onto the center of each cookie and adhere a cube of fudge on top. Decorate each fudge bite with more royal icing then top with a candied violet. Transfer to a platter to serve.

FUDGE MINI CAKES

Steps:

• Heat first five ingredients over low heat until melted.
• Remove from heat and add the chocolate and vanilla.
• Beat until chocolate is melted.
• Pour into prepared buttered pan.
• Cool at room temperature for 3 to 4 hours.
• Using a round cookie cutters, cut the cake into three different sizes.
• Stack on top of one another, biggest on bottom.
• Sprinkle glazing sugar over the cakes.
• These make really cute decorations / desserts.

MINI CHOCOLATE-GLAZED FUDGE CAKES

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 350°F Line 48 mini muffin cups with paper liners.
• COMBINE flour, baking cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large mixing bowl. Stir well.
• BEAT sugar and butter in large mixer bowl until creamy. Beat in egg and Coffee-mate. Slowly beat in flour mixture until smooth. Add coffee; beat on low to incorporate, then increase speed to medium and beat for 1 minute. Spoon batter evenly into prepared cups, filling each 2/3 full.
• BAKE for 13 to 15 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cupcake comes out clean. Cool completely before topping with chocolate glaze.
• FOR CHOCOLATE GLAZE: COMBINE 1 cup powdered sugar, ½ cup NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Baking Cocoa, 6 tablespoons Dark Chocolate Fudge Flavor NESTLÉ COFFEE-MATE Liquid Coffee Creamer, 6 tablespoons NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels and 2 tablespoons butter in medium, microwave-safe bowl. Heat on HIGH (100%) power for 30 seconds; stir. Continue to heat at 10-second intervals, stirring until smooth. Use about 1 teaspoon of glaze per cupcake.

MINI FUDGEY CHOCOLATE CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Melt the chocolate and butter together in a small saucepan.
• Whisk the egg, sugar, and salt together until yellow and light. Fold in the melted chocolate batter. Mix in the flour until fully incorporated.
• Lightly butter the cupcake tins. Pour the batter into the tins and bake for about about 12 minutes, just until the tops crack.
• Remove the cakes from the oven. Using oven mitts, place aluminum foil on the top of the cupcake tins and seal on all sides. Turn over onto a flat surface and bang the bottom of the cupcake tins. Remove the cupcake tins to leave the cakes upside down on the aluminum foil. Carefully turn right side up and place on the plate. Serve immediately.

OLD FASHIONED FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch tube pan. In small saucepan, heat butter, chocolate and water until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth, stirring constantly. Set aside to cool.
• Sift together into a large bowl the flour, sugar and baking soda. In a small bowl, beat egg slightly and combine with sour cream and vanilla. Stir into flour mixture. Pour in the cooled chocolate mixture. Beat at low speed for 5 minutes until completely combined and the consistency of heavy cream.
• Pour batter into prepared 9 inch tube pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

MINI DARK CHOCOLATE FUDGE PEPPERMINT CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter or lightly spray 2 large 12×18-inch baking sheets with sides with nonstick spray. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper then butter again or lightly spray with nonstick spray.
• In a large mixing bowl beat egg yolks and 2 cups sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until well combined; beat in vanilla. In a small bowl whisk together flour cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt until mixed. Stir coffee into water until dissolved. Alternated adding flour mixture and coffee into eggs/sugar mixture while beating with electric mixer on low speed just until combined.
• In a separate large mixing bowl beat egg whites with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold into cake batter until just combined.
• Spread batter into prepared pans. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 14-18 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool slightly then run a knife along edges of pan to loosen cake. Turn cake over on work surface and remove parchment paper. Cool completely then using a 3-inch round biscuit or cookie cutter (or sharp knife) cut out cake into circles.
• Prepare frosting by mixing together butter and powdered sugar in a large mixing bowl with electric mixer on medium speed. Beat in peppermint extract. Beat in powdered sugar 1 cup at a time until desired consistency.
• Place a cake layer on work surface, top with frosting, then sprinkle with crushed candy canes, top with another cake layer and repeat with frosting, then candy canes, then top with a third cake layer. Repeat with remaining cake, frosting, and crushed candy canes. If there are any crushed candy canes left, sprinkle around sides of cakes.
• Place heavy cream in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on high power in 30 second intervals until very hot and bubbly. Pour over chocolate chips in a bowl and stir together with corn syrup until smooth. (If mixture is not completely melted, microwave on half power in 15 second intervals, stirring after each interval, until smooth.) Cool slightly then spoon over tops of each cake. Store cakes in refrigerator until ready to serve. Cover cakes if storing for more than a few hours. Top with candy cane candy if desired before serving.
• NOTE: Candy Cane Candy - place crushed candy canes on parchment paper or silpats and bake in 350 degrees F oven for 5-8 minutes or until melted. Cool completely then break into pieces.