Milk Chocolate Mini Bundt Cakes Food

MILK CHOCOLATE MINI BUNDT CAKES

Steps:

• Center a rack in the oven; preheat oven to 350°; generously butter a 6-mold mini Bundt pan.
• Make the swirl: toss the nuts, cocoa, and sugar together in a bowl; set aside.
• Make the cake: in a bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together; set aside.
• Working with a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, or with a hand mixer in a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together on medium speed until smooth, about 3 minutes (always scrape down sides of bowl as needed when mixing).
• Add in the egg; beat 1 minute; then beat in the vanilla (don't be concerned if the mixture looks curdled-it will smooth out soon).
• Decrease mixer speed to low; add in half the flour mixture, mixing only until incorporated.
• Add in the milk, and when it is blended into the batter, add the remaining flour mixture, again mixing just to incorporate.
• Add in the melted chocolate; mix to blend.
• Fill each of the mini Bundt molds with a little batter, then divide the swirl mixture evenly among the molds; top off the Bundts with the remaining batter.
• Bake 20-22 minutes or until test done (pick comes out clean).
• Transfer the pan to a rack; let rest for 5 minutes; then invert them onto the rack and let them cool to room temperature.
• Make the glaze: melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water OR in a microwave oven (my preferred method).
• Stir in the corn syrup; using a small offset metal spatula or a table knife, spread the shiny glaze over the tops of the cooled Bundts, then scatter the nuts, if using, over the glaze.
• Let the glaze set at room temperature; it will take about 15 minutes.

MILK CHOCOLATE BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, heat the candy bar and chocolate syrup over low heat until melted.; set aside to cool.
• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Add eggs, one at time, beating well after each addition.
• Stir in chocolate mixture and vanilla.
• Combine flour, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
• Pour into a greased and floured 10 inch fluted tube pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
• Remove from pan and cool completely.
• Dust with powdered sugar if desired.

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.