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Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1/2 cup brewed coffee
- 1/2 cup Bailey’s Irish cream
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- filling-
- 1 8-ounce brick cream cheese
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon Bailey’s Irish cream
- Ganache-
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1/4 cup half and half
- Chocolate shavings for decoration
Preparation
Step 1
? CHOCOLATE OBSESSION LEVEL: ADVANCED. If you’re in need of a Friday treat, this is just the thing for you. This dessert, although looks like it takes a long time, is super fast and simple to make. Two batters, 20 minutes of baking time, one chocolate drizzle, and 10 cakes later. No applause necessary.
Okay, where was I? Right, these cakes are actually coming just in time for Valentine’s Day. I think it’s a perfect little dessert for any romantic night in. It is one of those perfect desserts that needs no reason or logic for making them. For example, as I stated before, Friday is a good reason to make these Irish Cream-Filled Chocolate Cakes. I think finishing the laundry is a good enough reason to make these cakes.
Whatever your rhyme or reason is for making these cakes, I hope you are all taking some time for yourself this weekend. I know winter can be hard. So, go for a walk outside, talk with a friend, and take it easy on yourself. Maybe it’s baking or maybe it’s ordering some Chinese food and watching a movie. Take your vitamins, sleep in, and when all else fails, chocolate.
Serves:
¼ cup melted butter
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a standing mixer with the whisk attachment, add all the dry ingredients for the cake and mix on low for one minute. Add the rest of the wet ingredients and mix on medium speed until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix again for one minute.
Clean out standing mixer and add the room temperature cream cheese, egg, sugar, and Irish cream and mix together until smooth. With a 2 tablespoon scoop (a cookie-sized scoop), drop cream mixture in the center of the chocolate mixture in each muffin cup.
For the ganache, place chocolate chips, half and half, and maple syrup in a microwave-safe dish and microwave for 45 seconds. Stir vigorously until the ganache is smooth. Drizzle onto the cooled cakes and sprinkle with chocolate shavings.
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