Name: Dark chocolate cakes with cherry syrup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: Dark chocolate cakes; 1 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup cocoa, sifted; 1/2 cup boiling water; 85 gram dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), finely chopped; 2 egg yolks; 2/3 cup plain flour, sifted; 4 egg whites; fresh cherries, to serve; vanilla yoghurt, to serve; Cherry syrup; 1 cup water; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 1 cup pitted fresh cherries; 1 cinnamon stick

Ingredients

Dark chocolate cakes

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup cocoa, sifted

1/2 cup boiling water

85 gram dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), finely chopped

2 egg yolks

2/3 cup plain flour, sifted

4 egg whites

fresh cherries, to serve

vanilla yoghurt, to serve

Cherry syrup

1 cup water

1/2 cup caster sugar

1 cup pitted fresh cherries

1 cinnamon stick

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderately slow, 160°C. Lightly grease a 12-hole non-stick muffin pan.

2.In a large bowl, combine sugar and cocoa. Gradually blend in boiling water until smooth. Cool for 5 minutes. Stir in chocolate, egg yolks, then flour.

3.In a small bowl, using an electric mixer, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold into chocolate mixture in two batches. Spoon mixture evenly into prepared recesses until 3/4 full.

4.Bake for 20-25 minutes, until cooked when tested with a skewer.

5.CHERRY SYRUP: Meanwhile, combine water and sugar in small saucepan. Heat on low for 2-3 minutes, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Add cherries and cinnamon stick. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, without stirring, for 7-8 minutes until reduced and syrupy.

6.Serve warm cakes topped with cherry syrup and fresh cherries. Accompany with yoghurt.

Use frozen cherries if fresh are unavailable. MAKES 12
Note

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