Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Chocolate Molten Lava Cakes

Prep Time: 2 1/2 hours
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Cost: $5

These individual cakes have a gooey inside. They are great with ice cream because they make their own chocolate sauce. These turned out more like a souffle in the center. I loved them though because they weren't too sweet.


You'll Need:
12 tbs butter
3 oz. quality milk chocolate, chopped
3 oz. quality dark chocolate, chopped
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup cornstarch, sifted

In the microwave, melt chocolate and butter in a bowl, stirring occasionally to reduce clumps. In a separate bowl, mix together eggs, sugar salt and vanilla. Add cornstarch until well blended. Gradually add in chocolate mixture to egg mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Preheat Oven to 350 degrees.
In a muffin tin (springform muffin tin works best), fill each cup about 3/4 full. Fill remaining cups with water for even cooking.
Bake for 10 minutes before turning pan, then cook another 10 minutes or until cakes appear muffin-like. Use a knife to loosen edges from pan and place cakes immediately into serving bowls. Serve with ice cream.

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