Dark Chocolate Cake Bites
Caramel Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- ½ cup unsweetened baking cocoa
- 1 (4-oz) bar semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 tsp instant espresso powder
- 1½ cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- 1 cup sour cream
- Sparkling sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook butter, cocoa, chocolate, and espresso powder in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring often, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Cool 20 minutes.
- Beat sugar and eggs in a large bowl at high speed with an electric mixer until fluffy.
- Stir together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a medium-size bowl. Gradually add flour mixture to sugar mixture, beating until combined. Stir in chocolate mixture and sour cream.
- Spoon batter in miniature muffin cups sprayed with baking spray with flour. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 5 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.
- Pipe or spread Caramel Frosting recipe on cake bites. Sprinkle cake bites with sparkling sugar, if desired.
Side Dish Ingredients
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
- ⅓ cup water
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup butter, softened and divided
- 1 (8-oz) block cream cheese, softened
- 1 (32-oz) pkg powdered sugar
- 2 to 4 Tbsp milk
Side Dish Instructions
- Cook brown sugar, water, salt, and ½ cup butter in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat, and cool completely.
- Beat ½ cup butter, cream cheese, and brown sugar mixture in a large bowl at high speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Gradually beat in powdered sugar until mixture is smooth. Beat in milk, 1 Tbsp at a time, until desired consistency is reached.
Nutritional Information
| Main | Side | Total | |
| Servings | 24 | 24 | |
| Calories |
214
|
283
|
497
|
| Fat (g) | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| Sat. Fat (g) | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Protein (g) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Carb (g) | 24 | 47 | 71 |
| Fiber (g) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sodium (mg) | 233 | 141 | 374 |
| T. Sugs (g) | 14 | 46 | 60 |
| A. Sugs (g) | 14 | 46 | 60 |
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