MINI CHOCOLATE CAKE

Recipe adapted from Allrecipes

This ratio makes a 4" cake with 2 layers.

Ingredients:

1/2 C flour
4 T sugar
2 T cocoa powder, plus more to dust pan
1/4 t baking soda
1/8 t salt
1/2 t instant coffee granules

1 egg
2 T coconut oil, plus more to grease pan
1/4 C yogurt
1/4 C buttermilk
1/4 t vanilla extract

1 batch of chocolate frosting, see recipe below


Methodology:

Preheat oven to 400°F.  Grease pan with oil and dust with cocoa powder.  Cut a circle from parchment paper to fit the bottom of the pan and grease it as well.

Sift the dry ingredients together.  Whisk the wet ingredients together and pour into the dry ingredients, stirring until just combined.

Pour into prepared pan and bake at 400°F for 10 minutes, then turn oven down to 350°F and bake for another 30 minutes, or until done.

Chill completely, cut in half, and fill and cover in frosting.


Chocolate Frosting

1/4 C semi-sweet chocolate chips (or chocolate pieces)
1/4 crème fraîche, room temperature

Melt the chocolate in a double boiler, or in a warm oven.  Cool to room temperature and whisk in the crème fraîche until smooth.  Chill completely, then use to frost the above cake.