Food Network: Chocolate-Glazed Tea-Cakes

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Chocolate-Glazed Tea-Cakes
From Food Network Kitchens

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
2 large eggs, room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk

Chocolate Glaze:
12 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped

1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup water
3 tablespoons corn syrup
Fresh raspberries, colorful candies, or royal icing

Equipment: 6 cup jumbo muffin tin.

Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the muffin tin
with cupcake liners.

Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.

In another medium bowl, beat the eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until light

and foamy, about 2 minutes. While beating, gradually pour in the butter and then
the vanilla.

While mixing slowly, add half the dry ingredients, then add all the milk, and
follow with the rest of the dry ingredients. Take care not to over mix the batter.
Divide the batter evenly in the prepared tin.

Bake until a tester inserted in the center of the cakes comes out clean, about 30
minutes. Cool cupcakes on a rack in the tin for 10 minutes, then remove. Cool on
the rack completely.

To assemble the cakes: Slice a small layer off the top of the domed side of each
cupcake to make a flat surface. Peel cupcake liners off and place cakes upside
down on a rack.

To make the glaze: Put the chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl. In a small
saucepan, bring cream, water and corn syrup to a simmer. Pour hot cream over the
chocolate and shake bowl gently so cream settles around the chocolate. Set mixture
aside soft, about 5 minutes. Whisk until smooth, taking care not to incorporate
too many air bubbles.

To Decorate: While still warm and loose, pour a thin layer of glaze (about 1/4 to
1/2 cup per cake) over each cake. If desired, set aside for about one hour before
serving; if pressed for time, slip the cakes into the freezer to set.

Decorate mini cakes with fresh berries or candies. If using candies to decorate,
press into still slightly wet glaze before it sets.