Chocolate-Espresso Lava Cakes With Espresso Whipped Cream

"A friend served these at a dinner party a few years back and I HAD to have the recipe. Given my friend, I'm assuming the recipe came from Bon Appetit at some point."
 
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Ready In:
3hrs 10mins
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Sift flour, cocoa, 5 teaspoons espresso powder and baking powder into a medium bowl.
  • Put butter in a large bowl. Add white and brown sugar and whisk to blend well. Whisk in eggs one at a time. Whisk in vanilla and almond extracts.
  • Whisk in dry ingredients.
  • Divide batter among six 1 cup ramekins. Top each with 2 tablespoons chocolate chips. Gently press chips into batter.
  • Cover and refrigerate for several hours.
  • Whip cream, powdered sugar and remaining espresso powder together into whipped cream.
  • Preheat oven to 350F, rack in center position. Remove ramekins from refrigerator and let stand at room temperature for 5 minutes. Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes, or until cakes are puffed and crusty but a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a thick batter attached.
  • Cool cakes for five minutes and serve hot, topped with the whipped cream.

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Reviews

  1. A great, delicious recipe. I am fan of espresso and espresso made recipes. Thanks :)
     
  2. This is the BEST!! Everyone needs to try it just once!! Great for entertaining!!
     
  3. This was absolutely fabulous--a chocolate-lover's dream! I didn't have 1-cup ramekins, so I baked mine in mini bundt pans. I turned them out upside-down onto a plate and placed melted chocolate into the bundt cake center topped with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream. I didn't have all the ingredients to make the espresso whipped cream, but I bet that would have been top-notch as well. Thanks for such a decadent, sinful delight!
     
  4. Oh my this was worth waiting for! I made the batter yesterday, but didn't get to bake it until today. So yummy! I didn't have 1 cup ramekins, but used 1 1/2-2 cup little casserole dishes. I got 3 nice cakes, about 2-3 servings each. Thank you so much megsmom! Delicious!
     
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