Ingredients
- 7 1/2 ounces imported bittersweet chocolate (preferably El Rey or Valrhona), coarsely chopped
- 11 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut in large pieces
- 3 large eggs
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar
- 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour, sifted
Directions
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
Butter and flour six 6-ounce custard cups.
Place 5 1/2 ounces of the chocolate and the butter in a metal bowl, and set it over a pan of simmering water. Stir until melted and smooth. Cool slightly.
Using a standard electric mixer with the whisk attachment, beat the eggs, yolks and sugar at medium-high speed until they are pale and thick, about 10 minutes.
Reduce the speed, and gradually mix in the flour.
Add the chocolate mixture to the flour mixture, and continue to beat until thick and glossy, about 5 minutes.
Divide half of the mixture among the prepared custard cups. Divide the remaining 2 ounces of coarsely chopped chocolate among them, placing the chunks in the very center of the chocolate mixture (there should be about 1 tablespoon of chopped chocolate per custard cup). Then top with the rest of the chocolate batter.
Bake until the cake is set around the edges but the center jiggles slightly when the cup is moved, about 12 minutes. Cool slightly (no more than 5 minutes).
Run a sharp knife around the edges of the cups. Turn the cakes out onto plates, and serve.
















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By weheartducks
New York, NY
on March 01, 2011
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I'm having movie producers over for a script reading and I believe this is the recipe that will wow them! I can't wait to make it.
By hamica
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on November 21, 2010
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First time I've ever baked a desert EVER and it was easy to make and decadently gorgeous! I served in the ramekins (as was too scared to remove them with a splodge of cream and raspberry coulis, yum!
By bcjacobs1_10698155
Apple Valley, MN
on January 02, 2010
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I cut the recipe in half and triple checked my measurements and yet after 12 minutes of baking, my cakes were totally not cooked and flopped out into a pile of mush. Any ideas? I was SO disappointed after all the effort put into trying to make these!
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