Molten Chocolate Cakes for Two

Molten Chocolate Cakes for Two

This deliciously fudgy and rich chocolate cake makes the perfect date night with this scaled-down recipe for two. You'll be surprised by how quickly this fancy-looking dessert appears on your table - and by how quickly it disappears.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 13

Total Time: 23

Servings: servings

Calories: 585kcal

Author: Michelle

Ingredients

4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
2 ounces dark chocolate
1 whole egg
1 egg yolk
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup flour scant

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Butter the bottoms and sides of ramekins.
Melt four tablespoons butter in heavy saucepan. While the butter melts, chop chocolate.
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
Remove butter from heat, and add chocolate. Stir until chocolate is melted.
2 ounces dark chocolate
Separate one egg and place yolk in a bowl, saving the white for another recipe. Add another whole egg to the bowl. Whisk eggs until lightened in color and a uniform consistency. Add powdered sugar and whisk again.
1 whole egg, 1 egg yolk, 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Add semi-cooled chocolate to eggs and whisk to combine. Add not quite a quarter cup of flour (remove a teaspoon) and stir.
1/4 cup flour
Immediately pour into buttered ramekins. Place in oven and bake for 13 minutes until sides set and top has just cracked.
Run a knife around the edge to loosen. Flip onto plates and serve immediately alone or with ice cream and fresh berries.

Equipment

4 Ounce Ramekins

1 1/2 Quart Saucepan

Balloon Whisk

Notes

You want to use your larger-size ramekins for these lava cakes.
For more tips and tricks, be sure to read the full article above.

Nutrition

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