Molten Chocolate Cakes

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares, chopped
• 1/2 cup butter, cut into pieces
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 large egg yolks
• whipped cream (optional) or vanilla ice cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 grease eight 6-ounce custard cups and dust with granulated sugar.
• 3 in heavy 3-quart saucepan, combine chocolate, butter and cream; heat over low heat, stirring occasionally, until butter and chocolate melt and mixture is smooth.
• 4 remove from heat.
• 5 add vanilla; with wire whisk, stir in flour just until mixture is smooth.
• 6 in medium bowl,with mixer at high speed, beat sugar, eggs, and yolks until thick and lemon-colored, about 10 minutes.
• 7 fold egg mixture, one-third at a time, into chocolate mixture until blended.
• 8 divide batter evenly among prepared custard cups.
• 9 place cups in jelly-roll pan.
• 10 bake until edge of cake is set but center still jiggles, 8 to 9 minutes.
• 11 cool in pan on wire rack for 3 minutes.
• 12 run thin knife around cakes to loosen from sides of cups; invert onto dessert plates.
• 13 serve immediately with whipped cream or ice cream, if desired.