Individual Molten Lava Cakes

Total Time: 24 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 2 large eggs
• 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 degrees f. butter and flour four 4-ounce ramekins.
• 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, sides are set and cakes are slightly jiggly in the center; under baking is better than over baking.
• 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.