German Chocolate Mini Cakes

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E Bauer

Choose your measure: Volume Ounces Grams

subheading: CAKE:

¾ cup (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter*

1 ¾ cups Baker's Special Sugar or granulated sugar

½ teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons espresso powder

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour

¾ cup Dutch-process cocoa

4 large eggs

1 ½ cups cool water

note: If you use salted butter, reduce the salt in the recipe to ¼ teaspoon.

subheading: ICING:

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

½ cup heavy cream

subheading: TOPPING:

3/8 cup (5 tablespoons 1 teaspoon) unsalted butter

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ cup half & half or milk

1 cup light brown sugar, packed

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

⅛ teaspoon pecan flavor or Pralines and Cream Flavor, optional

1 cup shredded or flaked coconut, sweetened or unsweetened, toasted (See "tips", below.)

1 cup chopped pecans, toasted (See "tips", below.)

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