Molten Flourless Chocolate Cake
photo by Jamiebionic
- Ready In:
- 32mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1⁄2 lb semisweet chocolate
- 2 ounces unsalted butter
- cooking spray
- powdered sugar, for decorating
directions
- Preheat oven to 425°.
- Place a saucepan of water on high heat. Heat to a boil, then reduce to simmer.
- In a mixing bowl, crack eggs and warm them over simmering water for 1 minute (hold bowl directly over the water, using a dish towel to protect your hands), whisking constantly.
- Remove eggs from heat, and whisk for another minute until eggs are very fluffy.
- Meanwhile, put the chocolate and butter in a large, heatproof, stainless-steel or tempered-glass bowl; set it over the simmering water, making sure the water doesn't touch the bowl.
- Let the chocolate and butter melt; remove from heat.
- Let mixture cool slightly by stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
- Once slightly cooled, fold the chocolate and butter into the whipped eggs until no more streaks show. (Batter will deflate.).
- Spray 6 (4-ounce) ramekins or ovenproof dessert cups with nonstick cooking spray (or use foil cups, or muffin tins).
- Fill them 3/4 of the way full and place on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, depending on how gooey you'd like the centers.
- Turn the cakes out onto dessert plates, and serve immediately with a sprinkle of powdered sugar.
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Reviews
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I halved the recipe and used 2 remekins. Made for DD and myself and we both thought they were good. I liked them alot but we both would have liked some vanilla ice cream with them. DD thought they tasted "rubbery" around the edges, but I didn't think so. I cooked for 11 minutes, but could have done with 10. This was a great for a quick and easy chocolate fix! Thank you!
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Vino Girl
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My husband and I married straight out of college in July of 1992. I work as the Assistant Manager at a wine shop which allows me to drink on the job! (OK, not that much, but it's still a fun job...) Besides helping customers choose wine they will like (and also help with food and wine pairings for their menus), I also get to help with the catering end of the business, so I get to spend a fair amount of time in the kitchen making fun appetizers and beautiful food displays. I also work part-time at the fromagerie next door. So yeah - that means I eat on the job, too. :^D
We live on several peaceful wooded acres on a cute little river in rural NE Wisconsin, with a cranky old-lady Burmese and whatever stray outdoor cats that have decided to adopt us on any given day. The cute puppy in the picture is Jake, our Elhew-bred English Pointer that we brought home on Easter weekend 2007. I've also got 2 painted turtles named Dennis and Fuzz, and a bunch of fish (koi and goldfish, along with the guppies & swordtails in the turtle tank).
I USUALLY eat and cook healthy, but I rarely pass up dessert, either. I do not eat red meat, and try to limit other animal products, too. I love to bake, although I seem to collect a lot of scone and biscotti recipes which I NEVER get around to making. I bake and eat A LOT of cookies and muffins... I almost always reduce the sugar by 1/4 and use whole wheat pastry flour for at least part of the flour. Those two changes do so much to make recipes healthier without compromising taste. I try to reduce fat whenever I can, too, but while I want to eat healthy, I still want to ENJOY what I eat!!!
I seem to give a lot of 4 and 5 star reviews here - I seem to have a pretty good sense of what I like by looking at a recipe before I try it. Thank you to anyone that tries my recipes in return, or photographs them.
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