Molten Flourless Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 lb semisweet chocolate
• 2 ounces unsalted butter
• cooking spray
• powdered sugar, for decorating

Recipe

• 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.
• 5 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.
• 6 let the chocolate and butter melt; remove from heat.
• 7 let mixture cool slightly by stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
• 8 once slightly cooled, fold the chocolate and butter into the whipped eggs until no more streaks show. (batter will deflate.).
• 9 spray 6 (4-ounce) ramekins or ovenproof dessert cups with nonstick cooking spray (or use foil cups, or muffin tins).
• 10 fill them 3/4 of the way full and place on a baking sheet.
• 11 bake for 10-12 minutes, depending on how gooey you'd like the centers.
• 12 turn the cakes out onto dessert plates, and serve immediately with a sprinkle of powdered sugar.