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Ingredients
- Ganache:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons allspice
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups light-brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup sour cream
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- Assorted holiday decorations
Preparation
Step 1
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat two 6-cup jumbo muffin pans with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Whisk together flour, cocoa, allspice, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
3. Beat butter 2 minutes. Add sugar; beat until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in vanilla. Beat in flour mixture in three additions, alternating with sour cream. Beat 2 minutes more. Fold in chopped chocolate. Fill prepared muffin cups half-full.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes or until tops spring back when touched. Cool cakes for 10 minutes in pan on rack. Turn cakes onto rack; cool completely.
Make Ganache:
5. Bring cream to a boil in a small saucepan. Place chocolate in a medium-size bowl; pour hot cream over top. Stir until smooth.
6. Place a rack over a jelly-roll pan. Place cakes, flat-side down, on rack. Pour 2 to 3 tablespoons ganache over each cake, smoothing with spatula. Refrigerate 1 hour or until set, and decorate, if desired. If using silver dragees, remove before eating.