Molten Chocolate Cake

I love molten chocolate cakes and have been searching for a good recipe for a while. Recently I bought the New Baking Book by Better Homes and Gardens and was happy to find the perfect recipe for the molten chocolate cake. These are baked in individual cups and hence easy to serve. I followed the recipe as is, but served it with whipped cream instead of the recommended Mocha Cream. Next time I will try it with the Mocha Cream. This will be my second entry for the JFI-Chocolate event.

Ingredients:

Butter - 3/4 cup
Semisweet chocolate (chopped) - 6 ounces
Eggs - 3
Egg yolks - 3
Powdered sugar (sifted) - 1/3 cup
Vanilla - 1.5 tsp
All purpose floor - 1/4 cup
Unsweetened cocoa powder - 2 tbsp
Whipped cream - for garnishing


Method:

In a heavy saucepan combine butter and chocolate and melt over low heat, stirring continuously. Remove from heat and let it cool. Grease six 1-cup souffle dishes or ramekins. Coat with granulated sugar. Beat eggs, egg yolks, powdered sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer on high speed about 5 minutes. Beat in chocolate mixture in medium speed. Sift flour and cocoa over chocolate mixture, beat on low speed just until blended. Spoon into prepared dishes. Place the dishes in a larger baking pan. Bake in a 400F oven 12 to 14 minutes or until cake rise slightly and feel firm at edges and softer in the center when pressed gently. Cool in dishes for 5 minutes. Invert with pot holders onto plate and let it cool for about 5 minutes. Serve warm with a dollop of whipping cream on top.


Since I had to serve these to guests I couldn't cut them to show the molten center. Will upload another picture with the molten center soon.

Note:
These can be made ahead of time and refrigerated for up to to 4 hours or frozen for a week.

Also remember to remove them from the oven when the centre looks half finished. I let the first batch cook for a little longer and did not get the molten effect.

Comments

Namratha said…
I bought the exact same book too Deepz :) I love the molten chocolate cake...I'm yet to try it too! :-D Yours looks yummy!! And guess what, I have the same plates too....hehehe..too many coincidences huh?! :P
4:34 PM
Mishmash ! said…
Sounds good and looks great :) am sure it will be more yummy with the mocha cream
5:44 PM
Anonymous said…
nice recipe, thanks for sharing.

i hv a doubt, u hv mentioned 3 egg and 3 egg yolks, is egg means both yolk and whites are included right?
6:49 PM
Aparna Balasubramanian said…
What could be nicer than melting chocolate in your mouth?
Lovely looking cakes.
9:57 PM
Deepz said…
Namratha: Gr8 minds think alike. Im glad we have same taste.

Mishmash: Thanks. I too think that the mocha cream would be a better combination but I was too lazy to make it this time.

Anonymous: Yes 3 whole eggs (both yolk and white) and 3 yolks are needed for this recipe.

Aparna: Thanks.
10:56 PM
Kalai said…
Have been looking for a good recipe for molten chocolate cake. I didn't have great success with the last recipe I tried. Will try yours for sure! I am such a chocoholic!
7:42 PM
Anonymous said…
Deepz indha page paarthaley vaayellam yumyum solludhu.. God how i wish i eat all of these:)) will definitely tryto make something like this when aanya grows up..until then she is my choci
3:41 PM
Kribha said…
Looks so sinful and good. I'll have to try this for sure.
10:04 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Green Blog Project - Summer 2007

Image
Last year when I first read about the Green Blog Project , I was very excited as we had so many veggies growing in our backyard and this was a good event to participate in. I was a month old in the food blogging world and it was one of the first few events that I participated in. I made vegetable fried rice from carrots and beans and tomato thokku from tomatoes grown in my backyard. After sending my entries I was eagerly waiting for the roundup and was amazed at all the other entries. I usually stick to traditional and easy growing veggies. But after looking at the roundup, I was surprised to see so many people growing traditional Indian veggies with such ease. This effort started by InjiPennu has encouraged a lot of food bloggers to grow their own vegetables either be it in small containers/pots or a big backyard. I had totally dismissed the idea of growing anything in winter. When Mandira of Ahaar hosted the GBP winter/spring 2007 event and gave us some very good tips on grow
Read more

Arachu vitta sambar, Kovakkai (tindora) varuval, Podalangai (padval) poriyal

Image
I have lots of Indian vegetables stocked in my fridge after my last week's Indian grocery shop visit. I had murungakai (drumsticks), podalangai(padval), kovakkai(tindora) and fresh coconut. So decided to make some very Indian (specifically Tamilian) dishes with those vegetables for dinner last night. When I think of drumsticks the first thing that comes to my mind is Sambar. I was bored of making the regular sambar and hence decided to go with arachu vitta sambar. The main ingredient in this type of sambar is the freshly ground masala and it adds a very unique and different taste. Then decided to do something spicy and dry to go with it and hence a varuval. With the fresh coconut I decided to do some poriyal. So the final menu was arachu vitta murungakkai (drumsticks) sambar, kovakkai (tindora) (ivy gourd) varuval and podalangai (padval) (snake gourd) poriyal. Arachu Vitta Sambar: Ingredients: Thur dal (cooked and mashed) – 1½ cups Drumsticks (cut) – ½ cup Onion (chopped) – 2 Tomat
Read more

Adai and pudina chutney

Image
Last night I was in the mood for idli or dosa but did not have the batter ready. The idli/dosa batter usually takes time preparing (6hrs to soak the ingredients and 6 hrs to ferment the ground batter). So I decided to make Adai as it takes about 2hrs to soak, grind, ferment and to prepare. Adai is pretty filling and high in protein as different varieties of dal are used. Adai: Ingredients: Idli rice (can be substituted with any available rice) - 1 cup Whole urad dal - 3/4 cup Channa dal - 3/4 cup Thur dal - 3/4 cup Ginger - 2 inch piece Shredded coconut - 1/4 cup Red chillies - 4 (can be increased for additional spice) Jeera - 2 tsp Curd - 1 tbsp Salt - as needed Method: Soak rice and all dal ingredients together in enough water for 2hrs. If you are in a real hurry 1hr should be enough. Grind all the above ingredients to a dosa batter consistency. It is fine if the mix is a little course. Also if you are using an US bought blender, grind the above in batches as the motor heats up prett
Read more