Caramel Chip Mini Bundt Cakes Recipes

GHIRARDELLI CHOCOLATE CHIP MINI BUNDT CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat six 1-cup mini fluted tube cake molds with nonstick cooking spray for baking.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Beat in vanilla. Beat in flour mixture alternately with sour cream, beating on low after each addition just until moistened. Fold in 1 cup chocolate chips. Divide into prepared molds.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near the centers comes out clean. Remove and cool in a pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from molds. Cool completely.
• In a small saucepan over low heat, melt the remaining baking chips with 3 tablespoons butter until smooth and glossy. Cool slightly and spoon over cooled cakes. Sprinkle with mini baking chips.
• Top cakes with your favorite Ghirardelli Bunnies or Eggs.

MILK CHOCOLATE MINI BUNDT CAKES

Steps:

• Center a rack in the oven; preheat oven to 350°; generously butter a 6-mold mini Bundt pan.
• Make the swirl: toss the nuts, cocoa, and sugar together in a bowl; set aside.
• Make the cake: in a bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together; set aside.
• Working with a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, or with a hand mixer in a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together on medium speed until smooth, about 3 minutes (always scrape down sides of bowl as needed when mixing).
• Add in the egg; beat 1 minute; then beat in the vanilla (don't be concerned if the mixture looks curdled-it will smooth out soon).
• Decrease mixer speed to low; add in half the flour mixture, mixing only until incorporated.
• Add in the milk, and when it is blended into the batter, add the remaining flour mixture, again mixing just to incorporate.
• Add in the melted chocolate; mix to blend.
• Fill each of the mini Bundt molds with a little batter, then divide the swirl mixture evenly among the molds; top off the Bundts with the remaining batter.
• Bake 20-22 minutes or until test done (pick comes out clean).
• Transfer the pan to a rack; let rest for 5 minutes; then invert them onto the rack and let them cool to room temperature.
• Make the glaze: melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water OR in a microwave oven (my preferred method).
• Stir in the corn syrup; using a small offset metal spatula or a table knife, spread the shiny glaze over the tops of the cooled Bundts, then scatter the nuts, if using, over the glaze.
• Let the glaze set at room temperature; it will take about 15 minutes.

BROWN BUTTER-CHOCOLATE CHIP MINI POUND CAKES

Steps:

• Place butter into a small light-colored saucepan over medium heat. Cook, swirling pan frequently, until brown bits form on the bottom of the pan, and the butter begins to smell nutty, about 10 minutes. Immediately pour butter into a large mixing bowl, and allow to cool slightly.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a mini Bundt® pan.
• Whisk together flour, salt, and nutmeg in a small bowl.
• Add brown sugar and white sugar to the bowl with brown butter. Mix butter and sugars together until thoroughly combined. Add in eggs, 1 at a time, mixing very well after each addition. Mix in vanilla. Add in half of the flour mixture, mixing until just combined. Add in sour cream, mixing until just combined. Add in remaining flour mixture, and mix until just combined. Fold in mini chocolate chips.
• Divide batter evenly between the mini Bundt® cavities.
• Place pan into the preheated oven and bake until the cakes spring back lightly when touched, 15 to 20 minutes. Allow cakes to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.