Pink Velvet Cakes

• cakes Pink Velvet
• 1/3 cup butter chopped, at room temperature
• 2/3 cup sugar 1 tbsp reserved
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup self-rising flour
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 drops pink food coloring
• 2 plums halved, stone removed
• 1/4 cup liqueur berry, brandy or sherry
• chocolate ganache White
• 1/4 cup cream
• 3 1/2 ounces white chocolate
• whipped cream to serve

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Grease and line an 8 inch square cake pan.
2. In a small bowl, beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift flour and cocoa together. Lightly fold into creamed mixture alternating with milk, beginning and ending with flour. Add food coloring with last portion.
3. Spoon into prepared pan and bake for 25 -30 mins, until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 mins, then turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.
4. Meanwhile, make the ganache: heat cream in small saucepan over low heat until almost boiling. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate until melted. Cool until spreadable.
5. Cut heart shapes from cake using a 4 inch heart cutter. Spread with ganache. Set aside.
6. Preheat a frying pan or grill pan. Sprinkle reserved sugar over plums and cook for 2-3 mins, until tender and caramelized. Drizzle with berry liqueur. Serve cakes with plums and whipped cream.

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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Pink-Velvet-Cakes-1401178 (may not work)