"Molten" Flourless Chocolate Cupcakes

Recipe courtesy Michael Chiarello

Show: Easy Entertaining with Michael ChiarelloEpisode: Bake Sale

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Cook Time:
45 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
12 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 45 min
Total:: 1 hr 5 min

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Directions

Vegetable spray, for greasing liners

8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, preferably Scharffen Berger

1 stick unsalted butter

1 cup heavy cream

4 large eggs, room temperature

1 1/3 cups sugar

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup cornstarch

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon gray salt

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.

Line the cupcake pan with paper liners and spray the liners with vegetable spray.

Shave 5 ounces of chocolate and put it into a bowl. Cut the remaining 3 ounces of chocolate into roughly 1/2-inch pieces, set aside.

Combine the butter and cream in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. When the cream mixture comes to a simmer, pour it over the shaved chocolate and stir gently to melt the chocolate.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, mayonnaise, cornstarch, cinnamon, and salt just until the sugar has dissolved. Pour the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture and gently mix just until combined. (Mixing too much will prevent the eggs from rising in the oven.) Scoop about 1/4 cup of the batter into each mold, it should come about 3/4 of the way up the sides. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Do not over bake. Immediately while hot, add a chunk of the remaining chocolate in the center of each, by gently pushing it through the top of the cupcake in the center. Cool the pan on a rack for 10 minutes and then unmold them. Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm.

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recipe "Molten" Flourless Chocolate Cupcakes
Sonya Vienna, VA 07-14-2009
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sooo yummy and can be made so low fat!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Sooo yummy and very low in fat if you make them right. I used fat free half and half instead of heavy cream, splenda instead... of sugar, and light mayo instead of regular and it turned out delicious! I also used semi sweet chocolate chips instead of brick chocolate and it worked out great. I just used about 7 or 8 chips for the center molten. They turn out kind of small so i would add more batter then suggested in the recipe. definitely recommend this!Read more
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Shar Chicago, IL 04-19-2009
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Cupcakes
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Really good recipe & easy to follow. I used Miracle Whip because I had no mayo at home, and used Ghirardelli chocolate. I... made 1.5 batches for a dinner party (14 guests, wanted to make 18 so that there might be a couple extra) but ended up with 28 cupcakes instead. Don't know what happened there (LOL). I'm serving these in a couple days, so after the taste test, I put the rest in an airtight container and stored them in the fridge. I plan on warming them up in the oven for around 10 minutes on low heat & serving w/ ice cream/ whipped cream. Very delicious & more decadent than I was expecting.Read more
recipe "Molten" Flourless Chocolate Cupcakes
mary chanhassen, MN 05-26-2008
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yum!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My dad requires a gluten free diet, so I made these for a recent party. Everyone loved them! Great with coffee and ice cream.... I also had way too much batter for 12 cupcakes - no idea what happened there. Highly reccomend and pretty easy.Read more
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leslie elizabeth, CO 04-04-2008
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Another great GF recipe!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Thanks Micheal, great little cupcakes!
recipe "Molten" Flourless Chocolate Cupcakes
Anonymous 02-14-2008
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great, easy cupcakes
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made a small variation to these as they were for a bake sale and would not be served warm. I melted all the chocolate with... the butter and cream and omitted the molten center. Also, I topped with whipped cream. They were very moist , chocolaty, and easy to make. I?ll make these again.Read more
recipe "Molten" Flourless Chocolate Cupcakes
Debbie Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 01-13-2008
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THE BEST FLOURLESS TREAT!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is the BEST ever GLUTEN FREE TREAT!! We bake this about once a month since we saw the show. I have gived out this... recipe to 10 or more friends. They LOVE IT AS WELL!!We use bittersweet chocolate chips and love to have it with fresh fruit and lite cool whip. One thing is you must mix the cornstarch well or it will be lumpy. Share it with friends. Enjoy!!!Read more