Chocolate Lava Cake…Elegant and Easy

First of all…I have to admit that I dropped the camera.  Now when I want to take a picture I have to hold the thing closed with a finger while trying to get the shot without shaking.  Easier said than done… Hopefully I can either get that fixed or get a new camera soon.

Anyway, I was amazed.  Chocolate lava cakes look so complex but they are so amazingly easy!  If you have not tried them..this is seriously a dessert that you can have on the table in under 30 minutes and people will think you are incredible.

Which of course, you are.

I used a couple of recipes to create this one.. epicurious has a few.  SOme have alot of butter…some have alot of chooclate..I wanted rich chocolate flavor as well as melt in your mouth butteriness.  So I used butter and chocolate..and cocoa powder. And this is what I cane up with.  Do not over cook them…and remember they will continue to cook when they come out of the oven.

I used muffin tins lined with greased silicone cups.  It made 11.  I think if you use custard cups then you can figure on 6 and add 5 minutes to the cook time.

Chocolate Lava Cakes

1/2 cup unsalted butter

8 ozs bittersweet chooclate chopped

1/2 cup sugar

3 eggs

3 egg yolks

3/4 cup flour

1/4 cup cocoa

Preheat oven to 425 F.

Mix the butter and chocolate and melt together until smooth in the microwave.  Let come to room temperature.

Beat the eggs until thick and lemon colored.  Add sugar a little at a time beating well.

Stir in melted chocolate.

Mix the flour and cocoa and fold in.

Spoon into greased custard cups or muffin tins.  For muffin tins bake for 10 minutes (custard cups 15 minutes) or until set.  Turn out immediately and eat while warm.

These are very, very rich and chocolatey. I added whipped cream and chocolate sauce.

Is that all there is?

Yep. It is that easy!

image:marye audet