Chocolate Molten Lava Cakes
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 3 ounces high-quality dark or bittersweet chocolate (60% to 70% cacao), chopped
- 3 ounces whole-wheat pastry flour (about 2/3 cup)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- Baking spray with flour
- Powdered sugar (optional)
- Combine butter, oil, and chocolate in the top of a double boiler. Cook over simmering water until chocolate almost fully melts, stirring gently with a spatula. Remove top of double boiler; stir until chocolate fully melts.
- Weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a bowl; stir well with a whisk.
- Place granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, and eggs in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes). Set aside 2 1/2 tablespoons chocolate mixture. Gradually pour remaining chocolate mixture in a thin stream over egg mixture, beating at medium speed. Gently fold flour mixture into egg mixture. Divide batter evenly among 10 (5-ounce) ramekins coated with baking spray. Working with 1 ramekin at a time, spoon 3/4 teaspoon reserved chocolate mixture into center, pushing teaspoon toward center of batter. Repeat with remaining ramekins and chocolate mixture. Arrange ramekins on a jelly-roll pan. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 400u0b0.
- Let ramekins stand at room temperature 15 minutes. Uncover and bake at 400u0b0 for 13 minutes or until cakes are puffy and slightly crusty on top (centers will not be set). Place a dessert plate on top of ramekin. Using a dry kitchen towel to steady ramekin, invert each cake onto plate. Garnish with powdered sugar, if desired. Serve immediately.
unsalted butter, canola oil, bittersweet chocolate, flour, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, kosher salt, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, eggs, baking spray with, powdered sugar
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chocolate-molten-lava-cakes (may not work)