Mini Chocolate-Raspberry Valentines Day Cakes

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