Individual Chocolate Cakes With Chocolate Coconut Glaze

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 1 cup freshly brewed coffee
• 1/2 cup water or 1/2 cup milk
• 3/4 cup unsweetened dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon fine salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup canned unsweetened coconut milk
• 1 -2 tablespoon corn syrup
• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened flaked coconut or 1 1/2 cups shredded coconut, lightly toasted

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f. line the large muffin tins with large cupcake liners.
• 2 put the butter, coffee, water, and cocoa in a microwave-safe bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and microwave on high until the butter melts, about 2 minutes. whisk to combine.
• 3 meanwhile, whisk the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl. beat the sour cream with the egg and vanilla in a small bowl. whisk the hot cocoa mixture into the dry ingredients. stir in the sour cream mixture just to combine; don't overmix. divide the batter evenly between the prepared muffin tins, filling each one about 3/4 of the way full (about 2/3 cup per cupcake). bake cupcakes until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
• 4 cool the cupcakes completely in the tin on a rack. remove from liners and return cakes to a rack.
• 5 for the glaze: put chocolate in a medium bowl. bring coconut milk and corn syrup to a boil, stirring constantly, then pour it over the chocolate. let the mixture stand for 10 minutes, then stir until smooth. spread 1 tablespoon warm glaze evenly over each cake, then scatter the coconut over the top.
• 6 cook's note we prefer dutch-process cocoa here over natural cocoa for its fuller, deeper flavor.