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Chocolate Pecan Cakes With Choc Baileys Sauce

One of four chocoholic heaven recipes i found in a recent issue of the australian 'women's day'. Delightfully decadent, totally yummy cakes with a chocolate-liqueur sauce. if you are serving them to guests, these can be made totally ahead of time, or if you want to serve them with the chocolate-liqueur sauce warm, the ingredients can be ready in a small saucepan and warmed just before serving.

Steps

Preheat oven to moderate 180c , and grease 10 recesses in 2 6-hole muffin pans , and line the bases and sides of the 10 holes withbaking paper.
In a small saucepan , melt the chocolate and butter over a low heat , transfer to a large bowl and cool for 10 minutes.
In a small bowl , using an electric mixer , beatthe sugar and egg yolks together until the mixture is thick and pale.
Fold the egg mixture , pecan meal , pecans and grated chocolate into the chocolate mixture , until it is just combined.
In a small bowl , using an electric mixer , beat the egg whites until soft peaks form , fold the egg whites lightly into the chocolate mixture , then spoon into the prepared pans.
Bake for 25-30 minutes , until cooked when tested with a skewer , and cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
Choc-liqueur sauce: combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan , stir over a low heat until smooth.
To serve: serve the cakes drizzled with the choc-liqueur sauce and sprinkled with nuts.
The liqueur u.

Ingredients

dark chocolate, unsalted butter, caster sugar, eggs, pecan meal, pecan nuts, cream, baileys irish cream