Individual Molten Chocolate Cakes

Total Time: 29 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 position rack in middle of oven and preheat to 450°f butter and flour four 4-ounce ramekins; butter and flour again.
• 2 melt chocolate with butter. remove from heat. beat eggs, yolks and sugar with an electric mixer on high speed in a deep bowl, 8 minutes, until thick and pale. whisk chocolate mixture into egg mixture. whisk in flour.
• 3 pour batter into ramekins. place on baking sheet and bake 14 minutes, or until cakes have risen and have a thin crust, the sides are set and they are slightly jiggly in the center; underbaking is better than overbaking.
• 4 carefully invert each cake onto a serving plate and let sit 20 seconds. unmold by lifting up one corner of mold; cake will fall onto plate. dust tops with confectioners' sugar and serve immediately.