Gooey Chocolate Cake
Source: Dorie Greenspan's 'Baking From My Home to Yours'
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1⁄4 tsp salt
5 ounces bittersweet chocolate,
4 ounces coarsely chopped,
1 ounce very finely chopped
1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
6 Tbsp of sugar
Getting ready:
Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. butter (or spray – it’s easier) 6 cups of a regular-size muffin pan, preferably a disposable aluminum foil pan, dust the insides with flour and tap out the excess. Put the muffin pan on a baking sheet. (I used four ramekins)
1. Sift the flour, cocoa and salt together.
2. Set a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water, put the coarsely chopped chocolate and the butter in the bowl and stir occasionally over the simmering water just until they are melted – you don’t want them to get so hot that the butter separates. Remove the bowl from the pan of water.
3. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and yolk until homogeneous. Add the sugar and whisk until well blended, about 2 minutes. Add the dry ingredients and, still using the whisk, stir (don’t beat) them into the eggs. Little by little, and using a light hand, stir in the melted chocolate and butter. Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups and sprinkle the finely chopped chocolate over the batter.
4. Bake the cakes for 13 minutes. Transfer them, still on the baking sheet, to a rack to cool for 3 minutes. (There is no way to test that these cakes are properly baked, because the inside remains liquid.)
5. Line a cutting board with a silicone baking mat or parchment or wax paper, and, after the 3-minute rest, unmold the cakes onto the board. Use a wide metal spatula to lift the cakes onto dessert plates. (I just flipped directly onto the plate).
6. Enjoy!
Ready to bake.
19 comments:
oooo looks like your little cakes turned out perfectly!
Mine weren't too gooey, either, but they were delicious!
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Yay, Ben & Jerry's! Your cakes look absolutely delicious.
Rebecca
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Your cakes look yummy...especially the one with the drip of ice cream down the side...mmmm!!
Looks great! I bet it was wonderful with the ice cream!
Your cakes look lovely. Mine weren't ooozing molten chocolate either, but they were tasty!
I'm sure Vanilla Caramel Fudge ice cream was perfect with those little wonders!
WOW! Your cakes came out divine! Great with Ben & Jerry's too. In my mind, there is no better ice cream!
Donna
You couln't pick better to top those. Your cakes are gorgeous!
yummy! i just love the gooey centers in these....mine were more fudgey, but yours look great!
Great looking cakes!!
Looking good!
They look delicious and so does the ice cream. I don't know which I'd eat first!
They look delicious and so does the ice cream. I don't know which I'd eat first!
Vanilla caramel ice cream? How delicious!!! They look just great!
Such pretty cakes! Served with Ben & Jerry's, I'd definitely say that it was a perfect dessert.
Looks wonderful! With the B&Js, dessert doesn't get much better!
I'm with the others. Ben & Jerry. Dorrie & Chocolate. Life just doesn't GET much better than that. Great interpretation of this week's project.
your plates are cute! i wish i had some ice cream to enjoy w/mine too :)
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