Mini Chocolate Cakes with Three Nut Caramel Drizzle
3 cups sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup cocoa powder
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups very hot water
Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
Make the cake by sifting together all the dry ingredients. In a separate bowl,
whisk together the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Add this to the dry ingredients
and mix at low speed with an electric mixer for about 5 minutes. Gradually add
the hot water, mixing at low speed just until combined. The batter will be very
thin.
Pour the batter into a jelly roll pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Bake
until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
The center will feel firm to the touch; this will take about 35 minutes. Let
the cake cool in the pan.
Chill covered until ready to cut into circles. Cover well and freeze until the
circles are ready to use.
TOPPING FOR THE CAKE:
1 cup pecans, roasted
1 cup cashew halves, roasted
1 cup macadamia nuts, roasted
2 cups coconut, toasted
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. To roast the nuts, place the nuts in a jelly
roll pan in a single layer. Stir every 10 minutes for about 1 hour. Watch the
nuts and remove them from the oven once they are brown in color.
Repeat the same process with the coconut. It will be a pretty rich brown color.
DRIZZLE FOR THE CAKES:
1 container of caramel drizzle, warmed. Use your brand of choice
TO ASSEMBLE THE CAKES:
Put 1 small cake on a serving plate, drizzle with the warm caramel and sprinkle
with the nuts and coconut. Serve at once.
Small plates of food have become the rage in American dining. A growing number
of restaurants are offering a small sampling of an entire meal. Whether you
title them small plates, appetizers or tapas, they all offer the same downsized
portion with intense taste.
Choice seems to be the largest influence driving the small plate craze. At an
average restaurant, the diner usually orders four to six small plates to be
shared with a companion.
At a recent event, I tested out the small plate theory. It seemed to be a
tremendous success. Everyone loved the choices. For your next gathering or
party, consider serving several stations. I am sharing the menu and several
recipes that seemed to be a hit. I have included one dessert recipe. Small
plates extend to desserts as well.
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