Tuesday, April 10, 2007

If you like to bake and like chocolate, I heartily recommend this recipe. A very fun recipe to take to a party, book club meeting, or have for a special family dinner. My mother-in-law made these for Easter dinner and it was a personal highlight of the meal for this chocolate lover (who doesn't often get to have deserts made with real eggs and milk!


Molten Lava Cake Recipe

4 large eggs
V2 pound (8 ounces) semisweet chocolate
2 ounces 0/2 stick) unsalted butter
Cooking spray
Powdered sugar for decorating

1. Preheat oven to 425°.
2. Place a saucepan of water on high heat. Heat to a boil, then reduce to simmer.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Once slightly cooled, fold the chocolate and butter into the whipped eggs until no more streaks show. Batter will deflate.
6. Spray 6 (4-ounee) ramekins or ovenproof dessert cups with nonstick cooking spray (or use foil cups, or even muffin tins). Fill them 3/4 of the way full and place on a baking sheet.7. 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.

1 comment:

Jed said...

Thanks for posting the recipe, Jenny! I had been meaning to ask my mom for the recipe, but now I don't have to! It's just in time for Jed's birthday :)