Warm Soft Chocolate Cake

American Cakes

Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter for greasing
  • 1/2 c. (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • 4 oz. good quality bittersweet chocolate, broken
  • up (preferably Valrhona or Scharffen Berger)
  • 2 large whole eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1/4 c. sugar
  • 2 tsp. flour
  • Confectioners' sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Butter and lightly
flour four 4-ounce molds, custard cups or ramekins. Tap out excess flour. Place on jelly
roll pan or sided cookie sheet.
Heat butter and chocolate in medium saucepan over
LOW heat, stirring occasionally until melted and
smooth.*
In small bowl, beat together the eggs, egg yolks
and granulated sugar with a wisk or electric mixer
(on med-hi speed) 3 mins. or until light and thick.
On low speed (or by hand) beat in the 2 teaspoons
of flour, then the warm chocolate mixture, just until well combined. If desired, transfer to a 2-cup glass measure for easy pouring.
Divide the batter among the prepared molds. (At this point, you can refrigerate the desserts until you are ready to eat, up to several hours.
Bring them to room temperature before baking.)
Bake 7 minutes until sides are set. Centers will
be quite soft. Using oven mitts, immediately
invert onto individual serving plates. Let stand
one minute** and carefully remove mold. Dust lightly with confectioner's sugar. Serve immediately!



*You can use a double boiler over simmering water if you prefer for melting the chocolate/butter mixture. **I find this step to be unnecessary. The cakes always fall right out with NO problem whatsoever. Just be very careful, as the little molds (I just use the little pyrex ones) are quite hot. This is truly one of the most delicious and decadent desserts - as well as one of the simplest to prepare. I usually have them ready to pop into the oven while clearing the dinner/main course dishes and starting the coffee. They are ready in no time, so be ready to serve them when they come out. I like to place a dollop of freshly whipped cream with a couple raspberries or a strawberry on the side. It's one of my son's annual requests for his birthday every year. We all look forward to it!! Hope you enjoy it!

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Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Jean-Georges Vongerichten
Submitted By: Terri
TEA1108@aol.com
Warm Soft Chocolate Cake