Mexican Molten Chocolate Cakes

Aaron Sanchez

Recipe courtesy Aaron Sanchez

Show: The Best Thing I Ever MadeEpisode: Desserts

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Total Time:
55 min
Prep
20 min
Inactive
15 min
Cook
20 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
  • 5 ounces bittersweet (non-sweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon mescal
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 5 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pomegranate molasses
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons canela or Mexican cinnamon
  • Large pinch salt
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup chilled whipping cream

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Generously butter four 3/4-cup souffle dishes or custard cups. Arrange on a baking sheet.

Stir the chocolate and butter in heavy small saucepan over low heat until smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in the mescal. Cool 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Using an electric mixer, beat the eggs, yolks, 4 tablespoons sugar, molasses, 1 teaspoon canela powder and salt in medium bowl until very thick ribbons fall when beaters are lifted, about 6 minutes. Sift the flour over the batter; fold in the flour. Fold in the chocolate mixture. Divide the batter among the prepared dishes, filling completely. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover loosely; refrigerate. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before baking.)

Bake the cakes until the tops are puffed and dry and a tester inserted into the center comes out with moist batter still attached, about 15 minutes. Cool the cakes 5 minutes.

Beat the cream, the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon canela powder in small bowl until firm peaks form. Top the cakes with the whipped cream and serve warm.

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  • on December 11, 2011

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    Made this and wasn't impressed. I followed the recipe exactly, and it was just gummy chocolate cake with no molten inside. I dont know what went wrong cause other reviews say it is a fab recipe.

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  • on November 06, 2011

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    Very delicious. Will be a regular dessert in our family. We used mexican chocolate that we brought back from a vacation, it made it even better!

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  • on October 23, 2011

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    F Y I ... assuming you find the exact ingredients OR equal subs...this recipe makes great chocolate dessert. I encourage anyone who enjoys chocolate XYX size and each has a soft/molten inside...this recipre is terrific.
    Annie , Fremont , CA

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