Molten Chocolate Cake

Molten Chocolate Cake

~The History of~
Chocolate Molten

"The U.S.-based chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten claims
to have invented molten chocolate
cake in New York City in 1987,
but the French chef and chocolatier
Jacques Torres has disputed that,
arguing that such a dish already
existed in France.

According to Vongerichten,
he pulled a chocolate sponge cake
from the oven before it was done and
found that the center was still runny,
but was warm and had both a
good taste and a good texture.
Regardless of who invented the
dish, Vongerichten has been
credited with popularizing it in the
United States, and it is now almost
a de rigueur inclusion on
high-end restaurant dessert menus."

Recipe:

4 tablespoons unsalted butter,

room temperature, plus more for muffin tins

1/3 cup granulated sugar, plus more for muffin tins

3 large eggs

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

8 ounces semi-sweet

or bittersweet chocolate, melted

Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Fresh Whipped Cream, for serving

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Generously butter 6 cups of a standard muffin tin.
Dust with granulated sugar, and tap out excess. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle
attachment, cream the butter and granulated sugar until fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
With the mixer on low speed, beat in flour
and salt until just combined. Beat in chocolate until just combined.
Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups.
Place muffin tin on a baking sheet; bake just until tops of
the cakes no longer jiggle when
the pan is lightly shaken, 8 to 10 minutes.

Remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes.
To serve, turn out cakes, and place on
serving plates, top or bottom sides up.
Dust with confectioners' sugar,
and serve with whipped cream, if desired.

~Note~"These cakes will rise beautifully 
as they bake (like a souffle),
but once they are removed from 
the oven they will slowly deflate."

~Do Enjoy~

~~

May you bless many others with this

delightful, scrumptious dessert.

It is so simple to make and yet ever so gourmet

and elegant~ your guests will be

transported to a cafe in Pairs.

"For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands:

happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee."

-Psalm 128:2