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To make 12 tea cakes you will need
Ingredients
| 3 | tablespoons | cocoa powder | | 1 | teaspoon | bicarbonate of soda | | 4 1/4 | oz | Plain flour | | 4 | fl oz | Hot water | | 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla extract | | 3 | tablespoons | Unsalted butter, melted | | 1 | oz | Shredded coconut | | 1 | large | Egg | | 4 | fl oz | Sour cream | | | Glaze: | | 1 | tablespoon | Unsalted butter | | 7 | oz | Sifted icing sugar | | 2 | tablespoons | Water | | 1/4 | teaspoons | Ground cinnamon | | 1/2 | ounces | plain chocolate | | 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
Instructions
1. Position a rack in the center of the oven and
preheat to 375 degrees F. Line twelve 2 1/2-inch
muffin cups with paper liners.
2. Place cocoa in a small bowl and stir in 1/2 cup
very hot tap water to dissolve.
3. In a large bowl combine the melted butter and
sugar; beat with an electric mixer until blended. Add
the egg and beat until light, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the
cocoa mixture and beat until smooth. In a small bowl
stir together the sour cream and baking soda. Stir
this mixture into the butter-sugar mixture. Add the
flour and vanilla; beat quickly, just until evenly
blended. With a spoon stir in the coconut.
Spoon the batter into the muffin cups, dividing it
evenly among them; they will be about three-quarters
full. Bake about 20 minutes, until the tops spring
back when lightly touched and a skewer/knife inserted in
the center comes out clean. Remove the tea cakes from
the pan and cool slightly on a rack while you prepare
the glaze.
4. Spread about 2 teaspoons of the chocolate glaze on
each of the warm tea cakes and let cool thoroughly.
Chocolate Glaze:
Makes 1/2 cup
Drizzle this simple and tasty glaze over the afternoon
tea cakes or over any cake.
1. In a small saucepan combine the butter with 2
tablespoons water. Place over low heat, add the
chocolate, and stir until the chocolate melts and the
mixture thickens slightly; remove from the heat.
2. In a small bowl combine the icing sugar
and cinnamon; stir in the chocolate mixture and the
vanilla to make a smooth glaze.
Tea cakes make a great tea time treat.
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Sun 27 Jan 2008
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