Molten Lava Cake
Ingredients:
½ c butter
6oz bittersweet (good) chocolate chopped
2 Lg eggs
2 egg yolks
¼ c and 2T brown sugar
1t vanilla
pinch of salt
3T flour
Instructions:
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Butter six 6oz ramekins (be generous with butter and do not use cooking spray). Set ramekins on baking sheet
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Melt butter in bowl; add chocolate and stir until completely melted
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In medium bowl, beat eggs, yolks, sugar, vanilla and salt until thickened and pale.
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Fold in melted chocolate and flour.
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Spoon into ramekins and bake for 9 minutes at 450 degrees; cool for 2-3 minutes. Hold ramekin with towel and invert cake onto plate.
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Serve warm with ice cream. You can add fruit, powdered sugar, chocolate ganache or caramel sauce.
*The batter can be spooned into ramekins, covered and refrigerated for several hours before baking. Just make sure to get them to room temperature before baking.
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