What a delicious disaster! Followed the recipe to the "T," using a mini cake pan, which I greased using solid shortening. Had already bought the espresso powder, the onyx chocolate discs and everything. Baked them 10 min., as per the directions. They puffed up nicely & promptly fell when I took them out of the oven. There was just no way to "nudge" them gently out of the pan. They were stuck fast even while still warm. So I called the bakers hot line. I spoke to a very nice woman whose only thought was that they must have been slightly underbaked & that's why they fell. So I asked about putting the remaining batter in your 6oz. silicone baking cups & baking them longer, this time with the convection oven fan turned off. She suggested I spray the silicone cups well with cooking spray first, then cook them for 14 min. & using an instant read thermometer, check for a temperature of 165+. So I did all of that. When I checked the temp. it nearly went to 170. ... Still stuck, hard, even in silicone! I had intended to take them to my grandson at his college for his birthday. But that messy disaster wouldn't be a good birthday gift, so I made something else. My husband & I are prying the minis out of the pan to eat them and they are really delicious! Nothing to look at, but delicious. If I try this recipe again, I'll use mini cupcake papers. At least that way I should be able to get them out of the pan. I'm open to any ideas you might have about what went wrong. Sorry, I have no idea at all what could have made them stick so securely; I use a non-stick mini muffin pan and grease with no-stick vegetable oil spray; but solid shortening should work just as well, so... Haven't a clue. Baking can be a mystery every now and then - sorry I can't be more help to you. :( PJH

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