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Espresso Fudge Cups with Kahlua Glaze

Modified: Aug 30, 2021 · Published: Jan 13, 2010 by Anna · This post may contain affiliate links · 7 Comments

This recipe was adapted from one of my favorite cookbooks, Food Writers' Favorite Cookies. It’s called "Espresso Fudge Cups" and it’s by Marlene Sorosky, who in the introduction says she must have made these little chocolate cups 20 times before she got them just right. She also noted that they were easy to over-bake.

espresso fudge cups

I didn’t make these twenty times, but I did make them twice because the first batch seemed a little dry. It’s possible I over-baked them because I used a black pan and didn’t reduce the heat. In any case, for the second attempt I made a substitution which added some moisture -- 2 tablespoons of corn syrup in place of 2 tablespoons granulated sugar. I thought they were moister with the corn syrup, but you can make Espresso Fudge Cups either way. Just be sure to make the glaze because it really finishes off the recipe.

All in all, these are definitely worth trying. They're super cute and easy to make. I didn't mind the dryness because I thought the glaze offset it and the second version, with the corn syrup, was definitely not dry.

Espresso Fudge Cups with Kahlua Glaze

4 oz (1 stick) unsalted butter
3 oz (½ cup) dark or extra dark chocolate chips
1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
1 tiny pinch salt
2 eggs
½ cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar**
2 scant tablespoons corn syrup**
½ cup cake flour**

Glaze:
1 oz (2 tablespoons) unsalted butter
⅓ cup (2 oz) dark or extra dark chocolate chips
Pinch of instant espresso powder
1 teaspoon corn syrup
1 teaspoon Kahlua or brewed coffee

24 toasted Pecan Halves for garnishing

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line twenty-four 1-½ inch miniature muffin cups with paper liners. If your cupcake pan is black, you might want to reduce the heat by 25 degrees F. I did not.

Melt butter in a medium size microwave-safe mixing bowl (should take about 1 ½ minutes). Add chocolate chips, espresso powder and salt to hot melted butter and stir well. Microwave for another 30 seconds if needed and stir until smooth. Cool for about 5 minutes. Whisk in eggs, sugar and corn syrup; stir in flour. Divide evenly among muffins cups and bake on center rack for 16-18 minutes or until the little cakes appear set. Do not over-bake because they dry out pretty easily.

Make the glaze. Melt the butter in a microwave-safe bowl or Pyrex liquid measuring cup. Stir the chocolate chips into the hot butter. Microwave another 20-30 seconds and stir until smooth. Stir in the espresso powder, corn syrup and Kahlua. If you don’t have Kahlua you can thin with a little coffee or use nothing at all. Spoon the mixture on top of each fudge cup. Garnish with a pecan half

Makes 24

**Or use ¾ cup granulated sugar and omit the corn syrup
**Original recipe used all-purpose, but I loved how the cake flour worked and don’t think all-purpose would help with the dryness issue.

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  1. Catie says

    January 20, 2010 at 11:22 am

    These look so delicious!! And very, very bad for me. I'm almost happy my oven is broken. I might have ended up making these for breakfast and eating all of them!!

  2. Jen says

    January 14, 2010 at 10:33 am

    I love this book, too!

  3. Cheryl says

    January 13, 2010 at 7:35 pm

    Look great!

  4. Anna says

    January 13, 2010 at 6:15 pm

    Lisa, I added some commentary ;).

  5. Karen says

    January 13, 2010 at 6:07 pm

    Very cute, I've been in a chocolate coffee mood lately so I think I will give these a try.

  6. Lisa Ernst says

    January 13, 2010 at 4:57 pm

    These look wonderful, but I didn't find a commentary on whether you thought they were good and worth making (no actual review). What do you think?

  7. dawn says

    January 13, 2010 at 3:23 pm

    I am NOT making these! lol

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