M&M’S Black Forest Cake Bites

Описание: M&M’S Black Forest Cake Bites

Perfect for a Valentine’s Day dessert, these simple heart-shaped cake bites are layered with all the classic flavors of a Black Forest cake.

Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour (+ 10 minutes cooling time)
Makes: 24

Ingredients:

1/3 cup + 1 tbsp cocoa powder
1/2 cup M&M’s Milk Chocolate Cupid’s Mix, divided
1 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup chopped dried cherries
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tbsp icing sugar
1/4 tsp almond extract
24 fresh pitted or maraschino cherries

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Grease 24 mini (1-1/2 inch) heart-shaped mini cake pans or molds. Dust with 1 tbsp cocoa powder; set aside. Chop half of the M&M’s; reserve and set aside.
3. In large bowl, whisk together remaining cocoa powder, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In separate bowl, whisk together buttermilk, vegetable oil, egg, egg yolk and vanilla until blended; whisk into flour mixture until smooth. Fold in chopped M&M’s and dried cherries.
4. Drop tablespoonfuls of batter evenly into each mold; bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes; transfer to rack and let cool completely.
5. Using electric mixer, beat cream, icing sugar and almond extract for about 2 minutes or until stiff peaks start to form.
6. Top each cake bite with dollop of whipped cream. Garnish with remaining M&M’s; top with whole cherries.

Tips:
• Substitute frozen cherries for dried cherries if preferred.
• If you don’t have heart-shaped mini cake pans, bake cake in rimmed baking sheet, adjusting baking time as needed. Let cool completely; cut out shapes using heart-shaped cookie cutters. Alternatively, simply bake in mini or regular muffin pans.


Nutrition Facts
Per 1 cake bite
Calories 140
Fat 7g
Saturated Fat 2.5g
Cholesterol 25mg
Sodium 65mg
Carbohydrate 17g
Fiber 1g
Sugars 12g
Protein 2g