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Molten Chocolate Cakes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate chips or bars, cut into bite-size chunks (we use Ghirardelli 60%Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Chips)
  • 5 large eggs room temperature
  • ½ cup sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 4 teaspoons flour
  • butter or cooking spray for liners
  • Garnish:
  • fresh raspberries or strawberries
  • whipped cream

Instructions

  • Melt butter and chocolate in a medium heat-proof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water; remove from heat. Beat eggs, sugar, and salt with a hand mixer in a medium bowl until sugar dissolves. Beat egg mixture into chocolate until smooth. Beat in flour until just combined.
  • Adjust the oven rack to the middle position; preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
  • Butter ramekin dishes or if you don't have ramekins, line standard-size muffin cups (1/2 cup capacity) with 8 extra-large muffin papers (papers should extend above cups to facilitate removal). Spray muffin papers with cooking spray. Divide batter among ramekins/cups. Place ramekins on a silicon lined cookie sheet to bake.
  • Bake until batter puffs, but the center is not fully set, 8 to 10 minutes depending on the size of . Take the cakes out when still loose or "jiggly" in the center. (If using muffin tins, carefully lift cakes by the paper from the tin and set on a work surface. Pull papers away from cakes and transfer cakes to dessert plates.
  • Top each cake with powdered sugar or a dollop of fresh whipped cream and raspberries or strawberries. Serve immediately.
  • Note: Batter can be made ahead; return to room temperature an hour or so before baking.