Molten Chocolate Dessert

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 eggs
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 4 1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 1/3 cup hot water
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 for the sauce: melt the chocolate in a double boiler.
• 2 add remaining ingredients and whisk until smooth.
• 3 you can make the sauce up to two days ahead of time and just cover it and chill until ready to use.
• 4 otherwise, just set aside.
• 5 for the cakes: preheat oven to 450.
• 6 butter 6 small souffle cups (3/4 c/ size).
• 7 stir the two chocolates and the butter over low heat until melted.
• 8 cool slightly.
• 9 whisk eggs and extra yolks in a bowl.
• 10 whisk in confect.
• 11 sugar (i usually sift first),the melted chocolate and flour.
• 12 pour batter into souffle dishes.
• 13 bake until sides are set but center is still soft and gooey- about 11 minutes.
• 14 do not overbake!
• 15 run a small knife around edges to loosen and immediately turn out onto individual dessert plates.
• 16 spoon some of the warm sauce around the cake and add a dollop of vanilla ice cream.