Molten Chocolate Cake

Recipe courtesy Gale Gand

Show: Sweet DreamsEpisode: Molten Masterpieces

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (14)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
6 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
12 servings

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 6 min
Total:: 36 min

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Ingredients

8 ounces plus 6 tablespoons butter
10 ounces bittersweet chocolate
6 yolks
6 eggs
3 cups powdered sugar
1 cup flour

Directions

Melt the chocolate and butter together. Cool slightly. Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, whisk together the yolks and eggs then mix in the powdered sugar. Whisk this into the chocolate mixture then whisk in the flour. Fill 12 greased 4-ounce foil tins with the batter and refrigerate until ready to bake, or bake immediately. Bake in a preheated 450 degree F oven for 5 to 6 minutes from cold, or 4 to 5 minutes from room temperature. Turn out of tins immediately onto the plate.

Optional Garnitures:

White Chocolate Ganache:

2 cups heavy cream
8 ounces white chocolate, chopped

Heat the cream in a saucepan until boiling. Place the chopped chocolate in a bowl. Whisking well, pour the hot cream over the chocolate to melt it. Cover and chill overnight. The next day, whip it up like whipped cream until soft peaks. Place a dollop of it on the cake before serving.

Satin Chocolate-Mint Sauce:

2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
4 1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/3 cup hot water
1 teaspoon mint extract

In the top half of a double boiler, combine the 2 chocolates over simmering water. Stir constantly until melted, then whisk in the syrup, water, and mint extract without removing the double boiler from the heat. Whisk until smooth and shiny. (The sauce can be made up to 48 hours in advance and refrigerated. To rewarm, stir over low heat or heat in a microwave.) Drizzle this over the cake and plate just before serving.

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recipe Molten Chocolate Cake
Railene Tacoma, WA 03-25-2009
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Served to about 100 people!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I was the dessert course at a progressive dinner recently and this was one of 4 desserts I served. Almost 100 people came... through and everyone raved about them! I have now sent the recipe to multiple people who just had to have it. I never thought a molten chocolate cake this delicious was something I could make! Two notes: 1. I refrigerated them in bowls instead of the cupcake tins since I had to make so many and I had to spoon the batter into the tins as it got really gooey in the fridge. If you have to refrigerate I definitely recommend doing it in the tins (although they still cooked up perfectly, just a little messy!) 2. I tried making the white chocolate ganache and I just couldn't get it to whip up the next day. Not sure if I did something wrong but regular real whipped cream did the trick just fine. Thank you Gale Gand!!!Read more
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runi Gainesville, FL 03-23-2009
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AWESOME and SO EASY!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

i made this recipe couple of times and it was a huge success. I also cut the recipe in half! i will make it over and over... again. I also served it with vanilla or mint chocolate chip ice cream! yummy!Read more
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Peter Liverpool, NY 09-21-2008
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Molten Chocolate Cake
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Easy to make. Sooooooooo good!
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Edward Orlando, FL 03-14-2008
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Oh...My...Goodness!!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

By far the best tasting molten cake ever!!! I will never eat chocolate cake any other way again!
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Anonymous 01-07-2008
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Wonderful!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I just made these over the weekend for a dinner party and they tasted exactly like what you get in an expensive restaurant. ... Instead of tins I used a regular sized non-stick muffin pan (with 3 oz cups) and dropped the temp down to 425 because my oven runs a little hot. I baked a full pan for a little over 8 minutes and they turned out perfect. Then I served them on individual plates with just a dusting of powdered sugar alongside a small scoop of ice cream. Next time I'm going to drizzle raspberry sauce over the plate and top with a couple of fresh berries.Read more
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Anonymous 09-11-2006
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molten chocolate cake
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this recipe for a dinner party and it was superb! I thought it was actually quite simple to prepare.