These make-ahead individual-sized desserts are easy to whip up in advance and then serve for unexpected guests!
Soup can double chocolate cakes
Wet ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup heaping sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla
Dry ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 3/4 cups cocoa (I use regular bakers cocoa)
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
Method:
Grease and flour or spray 5 small soup cans. Preheat oven to 350° F.
Cream margarine and sugar together at medium speed for a few minutes. Beat in egg. Blend in remaining wet ingredients.
Sift together all dry ingredients on a piece of waxed paper. Incorporate dry ingredients into wet at lowest speed but do not over stir. Fold in chocolate chips.
Fill soup cans a little over half full. Set timer for 45 minutes and test with a toothpick.
Cool on rack before wrapping and freezing. If cake doesn’t fall easily from can, simply use a can opener to open bottom of can and push loaf through. Serve with ice cream, whipped cream and chocolate or caramel sauce. A few berries add a nice touch!
Soup can pumpkin cakes
Dry ingredients:
- 1 2/3 cups flour
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ginger powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
Wet ingredients:
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup raisins or chopped nuts (optional)
Method:
Grease and flour or spray 5 small soup cans. Preheat oven to 350° F.
Combine all dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl
Combine all wet ingredients together in a smaller bowl. Stir wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until moistened. Fold in raisins or chopped nuts if desired.
Fill soup cans a little over half full. Set timer for 45 minutes and test with a toothpick.
Cool on rack before wrapping and freezing. If cake doesn’t fall easily from can, simply use a can opener to open bottom of can and push loaf through. Serve with ice cream, whipped cream and chocolate or caramel sauce. A few berries add a nice touch!
Courtesy Sandi Richard