Mini Molded Chocolate Glazed Cakes

Ingredients

• cake
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• Chocolate glaze
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup bittersweet chocolate, chopped

Garnish

• 20 strawberries
• 1/4 cup chocolate, chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease mini cake molds.
2. Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
3. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in vanilla then flour mixture, alternating with sour cream, until well combined. Fold in chopped chocolate. Fill molds half-full.
4. Bake for 12-15minutes or until tops spring back when touched. Cool cakes for 10 minutes then turn cakes onto rack; cool completely.
5. To make the chocolate glaze. Bring cream to a boil in a small saucepan. Place chocolate in a medium-size bowl; pour hot cream over top. Stir until smooth.
6. Place cooled cakes flat-side down, on wire rack. Pour 2 to 3 tablespoons chocolate over each cake. and press chopped chocolate onto still soft chocolate for decoration.
7. Dip strawberries half in chocolate and let harden.