Molten Chocolate Lava Cake
Source of Recipe
CopyKat Recipe Forum: Rubelishious
Recipe Introduction
The idea is that high heat and short cooking time allows only the outer edges to bake. This recipe makes 5, 1 cup portions. Use high quality chocolate and real butter!
List of Ingredients
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- 4 eggs
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 tablespoons flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450.
- Butter and flour 5 ramekins or other molds.
- Melt butter and chocolated in a double boiler.
- Remove from heat and set aside to let cool slightly.
- Beat together eggs, yolks and sugar until mixture thickens into a "runny pudding" consistency.
- Beat in chocolate mixture until blended in.
- Add flour and beat until blended.
- Pour into ramekins/molds.
- Place on a thing cookie sheet and bake for 6-7 minutes.
- The top-centers will be jiggly.
- Turn ramekin/molds upside down on a serving plate
- Wait 10 seconds and tap out onto plates.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar or top with ice cream.