Chocolate Lava Cakes

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 7 ounces finely chopped bittersweet chocolate
• 14 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 3/4 stick)
• 1 pinch table salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°f spray a 6-cup muffin tin (3" diameter cups) with non-stick spray.
• 2 place chocolate, butter and salt in the top of a double boiler (or in a heatsafe bowl over a pot of boiling water). stir occasionally until fully melted and smooth. remove from heat.
• 3 in another bowl, beat vanilla, eggs and egg yolks. add chocolate mixture, one spoonful at a time, whisking constantly, until the egg mixture is quite warm. scrape egg mixture into chocolate mixture and whisk until fully blended. stir in confectioner's sugar and flour; fold with spatula until just barely combined. be careful not to over mix.
• 4 divide batter evenly amongst 6 prepared cups. bake in preheated oven 7-8 minutes (cake will appear underbaked and the center will be quite wet). remove from oven and serve immediately.