Recipe: Mini Chocolate-Raspberry Valentines Day Cake
Summary: Roses are red, chocolate is divine and hearts are pure romance; all the essentials to the perfect Valentine’s Day dessert. These little gems are Devil’s food layers filled with raspberry cream and covered in glossy chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
- Devil’s Food:
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/8 cups cocoa powder (natural or Dutch-processed), sift if lumpy
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cup hot coffee
- 1/4 cup rum or brandy (or equal parts coffee)
- Raspberry Cream:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons raspberry preserves
- Chocolate Ganache:
- 1/2 cup apricot jam, heated and strained if there are chunks of fruit
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons corn syrup
- 1 pound bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- Blackberry Coulis:
- 2 cups frozen or fresh blackberries
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon creme de cassis or frambois liqueur
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Preparation time: 25 minute(s)
Cooking time: 20 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 24
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