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Black Forest Molten Cakes

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List of Ingredients

Cherry Filing:

1 cup pitted sour cherries
1/2 cup sugar

Cake:
8 oz bittersweet chocolate
1/2 cup butter, plus enough for greasing ramekins
2/3 cup sugar, plus enough for dusting ramekins
3 eggs, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
dash of salt

Brandied Cherry sauce:
2 cups sweet cherries, pitted
1/2 cup sugar
1 cinnamon stick
4 T brandy
1-1/2 T cornstarch
2 T cold water

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Cherry Filling:
Simmer cherries with 1/2 cup sugar for 30 minutes and allow to cool.

Cake:
Preheat oven to 375F.
Butter 4 ramekins and coat with sugar.
Melt chocolate over a pot of simmering water (or microwave).
In a separate bowl cream together butter and 2/3 cup sugar. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in melted chocolate and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into chocolate mixture. Spoon batter into ramekins. Place a generous spoonful of cherries in the centre of each ramekin and level chocolate filling to create a flat surface. Bake for 20 - 22 minutes. The surface of the cakes will lose their shine when done. The batter can be made ahead of time and chilled, but add 10 minutes to the cooking time. Run a butter knife around the edge of the cake to loosen and tip out onto plate.

Brandied Cherry Sauce:
Simmer cherries, sugar and cinnamon for 30 minutes. Stir in brandy. Whish cornstarch with 2 T cold water and whisk into cherries. Be certain that cherries are simmering before you remove from heat. Serve sauce warm or chilled.

To Assemble:
Plate individual cakes and serve with cherry sauce.
Serves 4



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