Little Chocolate Cherry Cakes Recipe

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Little Chocolate Cherry Cakes
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Ingredients
10
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Nutrition
291
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup (2 1/2 oz) dried sour cherries
  • 1/4 cup eau-de-vie de framboise or other raspberry liqueur
  • 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter , cut into pieces
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • confectioners' sugar for sifting over cakes

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. and generously butter six 1/2-cup muffin tins.
  2. In a small saucepan simmer cherries in liqueur, stirring, until all liquid is evaporated and let cool.
  3. In a double boiler or in a metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water melt chocolate and butter, stirring until smooth. Remove top of double boiler or bowl from heat and whisk in granulated sugar and vanilla. Whisk in eggs, 1 at a time, whisking well after each addition. Add flour and salt, stirring until just combined, and fold in cherries.
  4. Divide batter among muffin tins and bake in middle of oven about 20 minutes, or until a tester comes out with crumbs adhering to it. Turn cakes out onto a rack and cool. Cakes keep at room temperature in an airtight container 4 days.
  5. Cut out a 1 1/4-inch paper heart and center on a cake. Sift confectioners' sugar over cake and carefully remove heart. Sift sugar over remaining cakes in same manner.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 290.76 Kcal (1217 kJ)
Calories from fat 169.96 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.88g 29%
Cholesterol 105.08mg 35%
Sodium 132.65mg 6%
Potassium 38.07mg 1%
Total Carbs 29.06g 10%
Sugars 23.14g 93%
Dietary Fiber 0.49g 2%
Protein 3.33g 7%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 24.9mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 389.78 Kcal (1632 kJ)
Calories from fat 227.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.32g 29%
Cholesterol 140.87mg 35%
Sodium 177.83mg 6%
Potassium 51.04mg 1%
Total Carbs 38.95g 10%
Sugars 31.02g 93%
Dietary Fiber 0.65g 2%
Protein 4.46g 7%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 6%
Iron 0.7mg 3%
Calcium 33.4mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.3
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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