Chocolate Ganache Mini-Cakes

Chocolate Ganache Mini-Cakes
You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Chocolate Ganache Mini-Cakes a try. This recipe serves 60. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 61 calories, 1g of protein, and 2g of fat per serving. A mixture of baking chocolate, whipping cream, raspberry jam, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 55 minutes.

Instructions

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Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans).
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Place miniature paper baking cup in each of 60 mini muffin cups. Make cake batter as directed on box. Fill muffin cups three-fourths full (about 1 heaping tablespoon batter each).
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Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 5 minutes.
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Remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Place chocolate in medium bowl. In 1-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream just to boiling; pour over chocolate.
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Let stand 3 to 5 minutes until chocolate is melted and smooth when stirred. Stir in liqueur.
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Let stand 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture coats a spoon.
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Meanwhile, by slowly spinning end of round handle of wooden spoon back and forth, make deep, 1/2-inch-wide indentation in center of top of each cupcake, not quite to bottom (wiggle end of spoon in cupcake to make opening large enough).
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Spoon jam into small resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag.
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Cut 3/8-inch tip off 1 corner of bag. Insert tip of bag into opening in each cupcake; squeeze bag to fill opening.
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Spoon about 1 teaspoon ganache onto each mini-cake.
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Garnish each with raspberry. Store loosely covered.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 55 m.
Servings60
Health Score1
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