Valentine Lava cake

Name: Valentine Lava cake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate; 2 tbsp sugar (plus 1 tsp to coat each the ramekin); 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 2 tbsp all purpose flour; 1/8 tsp kosher salt; 2 large eggs

homegrownveggies @cook_5708914

Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable, Massachusetts

Feb 12, 2018 a Project Forward class .... A simple but elegant dessert using a few ingredients.

homegrownveggies @cook_5708914

Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable, Massachusetts

Feb 12, 2018 a Project Forward class .... A simple but elegant dessert using a few ingredients.

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Ingredients

4 ouncessemi-sweet baking chocolate
2 tbspsugar (plus 1 tsp to coat each the ramekin)
2 tbspunsalted butter
2 tbspall purpose flour
1/8 tspkosher salt
2large eggs

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Butter (2) 6-8 ounce ramekins, then add 1 tsp of sugar to coat the inside of each ramekin. (toss out any excess sugar)
2

Use an electric mixer to cream sugar and butter together.
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Add the eggs to the sugar mixture. Mix until fluffy.
4

Cut the chocolate bar into chunks, melt in a microwave.
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Add 1/3 of the chocolate into mixture (to prevent the melted chocolate from scrambling the eggs). Stir; then add the remaining chocolate.
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Add the flour and salt to the mixture until well incorporated.
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Divide the batter between the 2 prepared ramekins. Place on a sheet pan, bake for 11 minutes.
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Cool for 5 minutes. Turn each ramekin out onto a plate.
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For a simple presentation: Place a paper heart shape on the cake..shift powered sugar over the cake...remove the paper heart.
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You can also serve with vanilla ice cream and a chocolate drizzle. Be creative! Enjoy!