Hot Chocolate Cakes with Mango and Ginger
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 1/2 teaspoon instant espresso powder
- 2 1/2 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons ground walnuts
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large mango, peeled, pitted, sliced or 2 oranges, peeled, sectioned, seeded
- 2 tablespoons minced crystallized ginger
- Whipped cream (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Butter four 1/2-cup muffin cups.
- Sprinkle with sugar to coat.
- Combine cream, butter, cocoa, orange peel and espresso powder in heavy small saucepan.
- Bring to simmer, whisking until blended.
- Remove from heat.
- Add chocolate; stir until melted.
- Cool to lukewarm, about 10 minutes.
- Using electric mixer, beat egg and sugar in medium bowl until pale yellow and slowly dissolving ribbon forms when beaters are lifted, about 4 minutes.
- Fold in walnuts and vanilla.
- Gently fold in chocolate mixture.
- Divide batter among prepared muffin cups.
- Bake cakes until puffed and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 18 minutes.
- Cool in pan on rack 10 minutes (cake centers may sink.)
- Turn cakes out onto rack.
- (Can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cool completely.
- Cover and store at room temperature.
- Rewarm uncovered in 350F.
- oven about 10 minutes.)
- Arrange warm cakes bottom side up on plates.
- Surround with mango.
- Sprinkle with crystallized ginger.
- Top cakes with whipped cream, if desired.
whipping cream, unsalted butter, cocoa, espresso powder, bittersweet, egg, sugar, ground walnuts, vanilla, mango, ginger, cream
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/hot-chocolate-cakes-with-mango-and-ginger-2476 (may not work)