Chocolate Mexican Wedding Cakes
- SERVES
- 48
- COOK TIME
- 10 Min
Add novelty to your wedding or any special occasion with this towering pyramid built from miniature chocolate cakes. With chocolate Mexican wedding cakes, theres no need to take a trip south of the border to celebrate with flair!
What You'll Need
- 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter, softened
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 3 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup finely chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Confectioners' sugar for coating
What to Do
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine butter and brown sugar, and beat with an electric beater on medium speed, scraping bowl often, until light and fluffy (1 to 2 minutes).
- Add melted chocolate and vanilla. Continue beating, scraping bowl often, until well mixed (another 1 to 2 minutes). Reduce speed to low and add all remaining ingredients except confectioners' sugar. Continue beating, scraping bowl often, until batter is well mixed and smooth (another 1 to 2 minutes).
- Shape by rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into 1-inch balls and place 1 inch apart on cookie sheets; bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until set. Cool 5 minutes oncookie sheets. Carefully remove balls from cookie sheet and cool an additional 5 minutes.
- Roll balls in confectioners' sugar while still warm, and again when cool.
Note
These bite-sized cakes are a chocolate version of traditional Mexican wedding cakes. For a fancy display, they're often mounded in a pyramid.