Mini Chocolate Bundt Cakes With Peanut Butter Filling Food

MINI CHOCOLATE BUNDT CAKES WITH PEANUT BUTTER FILLING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 12 1-cup individual Bundt tins.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in the chocolate and vanilla.
• Reduce mixer speed to low. Add the flour in 3 portions, alternating with 2 portions of milk. Mix just until combined.
• Fill each prepared Bundt tin 1/2 full. Scatter some peanut butter chips around the center of the batter. Pour the remaining batter over the peanut butter chips.
• Bake 18-20 minutes, or until a pick inserted into the center comes out clean.. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Then, remove the cakes from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
• Combine the cocoa powder, confectioners' sugar, and milk. Mix until smooth. Spoon over each Bundt cake.
• Allow the glaze to set before serving.

PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Grease 10-inch (3 L) Bundt pan; set aside.
• Peanut Butter Filling: In bowl, beat together peanut butter, cream cheese and butter. Beat in egg yolks, 1 at a time, and vanilla. Beat in sugar and flour. Scrape into piping bag fitted with 1/2-inch (1 cm) plain tip. Place upright in tall container and set aside in refrigerator.
• In heatproof bowl, whisk cocoa with boiling water; whisk in chocolate until smooth. Whisk in sour cream. Set aside.
• In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, and vanilla. In separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Stir into butter mixture alternately with cocoa mixture, making 3 additions of flour mixture and 2 of cocoa mixture.
• Spoon a little less than half of the batter into bottom of prepared pan. Pipe ring of peanut butter mixture over centre of chocolate batter. Spoon remaining chocolate batter over top; tap pan lightly on counter to remove air bubbles.
• Bake in centre of 350°F (180°C) oven until top is just firm to the touch and edge begins to pull away from side of pan, about 55 minutes. Let cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes. With knife, loosen cake. Place rack over pan and turn out cake. Let cool completely.
• Whip cream. Slice cake into wedges and serve with dollop of whipped cream sprinkled with chopped peanuts.