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Black Forest Mini Bundt Cakes

Details

Timing
Timing
Total:
Bake:
18 Min.
Prep:
20 Min.
Skill Level:
Beginner
Yields:
9 mini cakes

This Black Forest Mini Bundt Cake recipe needs no extra effort to create a beautifully designed, single-serve dessert! A ring of whipped cream envelops a spoonful of robust cherry compote atop a delicious, dark chocolate mini Bundt cake. With their rich, chocolaty flavor and the delightful tartness of the Bing cherries, these will surely be a winner for after dinner or the star of your next party.

There’s nothing better than sweet dark cherries with chocolate. You’ll find our Black Forest Mini Cheesecakes as perfectly sweet and chocolaty as our Black Forest Mini Bundt Cakes recipe, only with creamy and luscious cream cheese and sour cream. Try this recipe next!

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time
20 minutes
Bake Time
18 minutes
Cool Time
30 minutes

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup
    granulated sugar (plus 2 Tbsps), divided
  • 3/4 cup
    all-purpose flour (plus 2 Tbsps)
  • 1/4 cup
  • 3/4 tsp
    baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1
    egg
  • 1/2 cup
    milk
  • 1/4 cup
    vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup
    boiling water
  • whipped cream (sweetened)
  • Cherry Compote:
  • 1 pound
    bing cherries, pitted (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 Tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp
    cornstarch
  • 1 Tbsp
    water
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Directions

Equipment Needed 
mini fluted tube cake pans (9) mini fluted tube cake pans
measuring cups and spoons Measuring Cups and Spoons
mixing bowl Mixing Bowl
large spoon Large Spoon
mixer Mixer
oven and stovetop Oven and Stovetop
wire rack Wire Rack
saucepan Saucepan
1

Make Cherry Compote (directions below).

2

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 9 mini fluted tube cake pans.

Tip

Melt shortening and use a pastry brush to grease the pans quickly.

3

Stir 1 cup of the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Add the egg, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat with a mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in the boiling water.

4

Pour batter into the prepared pans, filling halfway.

5

Bake for 17 to 20 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.

6

Cool for 10 minutes, then remove the cakes from the pans to a wire rack. Cool completely.

7

To serve, place cakes on plates and pipe a ring of whipped cream on top of the cake, leaving an indentation in the center. Spoon the cherry compote into the space and serve immediately.

8

Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

Cherry Compote:

  1. Allow cherries to thaw if using frozen.
  2. Combine the cherries, 2 tablespoons of the sugar and lemon juice in a medium saucepan.
  3. Stir the cornstarch and water together in a small bowl and set aside.
  4. Cook cherry mixture over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring often.
  5. Break up cherries with a spatula while stirring, if desired.
  6. Bring cherries to a boil.
  7. While stirring constantly, add the cornstarch mixture.
  8. Boil for 1 minute.
  9. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
  10.   Store the cherry compote in the refrigerator until needed.

Variation:

Black Forest Cupcakes: Grease and flour or line muffin pans with paper baking cups. Heat oven to 350°F. Fill cups half-full with batter. Bake for 22 to 25 minutes. Cool completely. Pipe whipped cream around the edge of each cupcake, leaving the center space open to spoon the cherry compote. About 18 cupcakes.

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