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MOLTEN CHOCOLATE CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly spray two 6-ounce ramekins with the cooking spray and dust with cocoa powder, tapping out any excess.
• Melt the butter and chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring occasionally, until smooth.
• Using a hand mixer, beat the egg, egg yolk, granulated sugar and salt on high speed until it becomes light in color and texture, about 2 minutes. Turn the mixer to low speed and beat in the chocolate mixture just until combined. Sift the flour onto the mixture, then fold it in using a rubber spatula.
• Divide the batter between the two prepared ramekins and place them on a baking sheet. Bake the cakes until the edges are slightly puffed and set and the centers are just barely set, about 12 minutes.
• Remove the cakes from the oven and let rest for 1 minute. Run a paring knife around each ramekin, then invert each cake onto a plate. Top the cakes with raspberries and dust with confectioners' sugar. Serve immediately.

BEST MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan (for a thinner cake, use a 13-by-18-inch sheet pan). Dust the bottom and sides of the pan with cocoa powder.
• Whisk 2 1/4 cups flour, 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder in a bowl.
• Pour 1 cup boiling water over 3/4 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder in a separate bowl; whisk until smooth. Let cool 10 minutes, then whisk in 2 cups granulated sugar, 1/2 cup each vegetable oil and buttermilk, 2 room-temperature eggs and 1 tablespoon vanilla. Whisk in the flour mixture in two batches until smooth.
• Spread the batter in the prepared pan and tap on the counter to release any air bubbles. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes (if using a sheet pan, bake only 30 to 35 minutes). Transfer to a rack and let cool completely in the pan before frosting.

CHOCOLATE MOLTEN CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter 4 (6-ounce) ramekins and set aside.
• Over a double boiler, melt the butter and chocolate, whisking until smooth. Whisk in the sugar and transfer to a medium bowl. Whisk in the eggs and flour until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared ramekins about 2/3 full. Place 1 of the small chocolate squares right in the middle of each cake and press down with your fingers so it rests in the middle of the ramekin. Bake the cakes until slightly puffy and set around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes. Don't worry if your cake tester comes out wet, the center should still be loose.
• BYOC: Use a nice sea salt to garnish, or try toasted coconut flakes, toasted and chopped nuts, fresh berries in the summer or freshly whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Butter and line the bottom of 9- by 13-inch cake pan with parchment paper, overlapping on two sides to create flaps.
• Put the chopped chocolate in a bowl. Heat the cola just to a simmer over low heat and pour over the chocolate. Let stand for 5 minutes; stir until smooth.
• Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the sugar and eggs in a separate bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until slightly thickened and pale, about 3 minutes. Gradually add the buttermilk, oil, vanilla and melted chocolate to the eggs. Beat on low until combined, but not aerated. Add the flour mixture and continue to beat until just combined. Stir lightly with a rubber spatula to remove any pockets of flour. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until the cake springs back lightly when touched and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
• Cool the cake completely in the pan on a rack. Run a knife around edge of the pan and invert the cake onto the rack. Carefully remove the parchment paper and cool completely. (The cake may be made in advance, tightly wrapped and kept at room temperature for up to 2 days.)
• For the icing: Bring a few inches of water to a boil in a saucepan that can hold a standing mixer's bowl above the water. Whisk together the sugar, lemon juice, salt and egg whites in the bowl by hand. Set the bowl above the boiling water and continue whisking until the mixture is hot to the touch and the sugar dissolves, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer the bowl to a standing mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and beat the whites at medium-high speed until they almost hold a stiff peak and are fully cooled, about 10 minutes. Beat in the butter, a little at a time, until the icing is smooth and spreadable. (If the icing separates, just keep beating and it will come back together.)
• Frost the cake. Serve or set aside at room temperature for up to 2 hours before serving, refrigerating if needed. (If cake is refrigerated, bring to room temperature 1 hour before serving.)

CHOCOLATE MOLTEN CAKE

Steps:

• Gather together 10 to 12 2-inch-high cake rings. Cut strips of parchment paper 1 inch wider than the rings. Brush both sides of parchment strips with clarified butter. Fit inside of cake rings. Coat inside of rings with cocoa powder and set aside on a sheet pan.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Melt extra-bitter chocolate over double boiler. Whisk softened butter into melted chocolate. Remove chocolate mixture from heat and whisk in egg yolks, 1 at a time. Sift flours together and fold into chocolate mixture.
• Beat egg whites to soft peaks and add confectioners' sugar. Whisk 1/3 of egg mixture into chocolate mixture. Fold in remaining whites in 2 additions.
• Pipe a 1/2-inch layer of cake batter into the bottom of each cocoa-coated cake ring. Freeze until cake batter becomes stiff. Approximately 3 to 5 minutes. Put a 1-inch piece semi-sweet chocolate in each cake ring atop the stiffened cake batter. Pipe in enough cake batter to cover the chocolate piece. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes. Afterwards, allow cake to rest for one minute. Serve with whipped cream and Bay leaf sauce.
• Boil sugar and water. Put in vanilla bean, cut in half lengthwise and scraped, and bay leaves into boiling mixture. Allow to infuse for at least on hour, (off of heat) and then, remove bean and leaves. Keep sauce refrigerated.
• Yield: 1 1/2 cups sauce

ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Butter and flour 2 9-inch cake pans.
• Cream butter and sugars together until fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• In a small pan stir water, chocolate and espresso powder over low heat until melted. Allow to cool slightly before beating into butter mixture.
• Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt and stir into batter alternately with sour cream. Divide evenly between the 2 pans and bake for 25-35 minutes, until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Allow to cool 15 minutes in the pans, then turn cakes out onto a plate to cool completely.
• Beat butter on high speed, scraping sides frequently, until light and fluffy. Reduce speed and beat in egg yolk. Add melted chocolate and mix in.
• Add vanilla, salt and icing sugar and beat until smooth.
• To ice the cake top one layer with icing and spread. Place second cake layer on top. Ice the top of the cake and finish with the sides. Chill cake to set, but it is best stored at room temperature (hence omitting egg yolk in frosting, if desired).

MOLTEN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Butter the round molds with the unsalted butter and dust with cocoa powder, tapping out excess cocoa.
• Melt the extra bitter chocolate and the unsalted butter in a double boiler. In an electric mixer, beat the eggs, yolks, and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the chocolate/butter mixture. Add all the flour and mix until just incorporated.
• Pipe or carefully spoon the batter into the prepared molds, filling no more than 1/2 full.
• Place the filled molds on a baking sheet. Refrigerate for a minimum of 20 minutes. The batter will hold overnight in the refrigerator after it's been put into the molds. Bake for 7 to 9 minutes.
• The tops will have cracks, the sides will be set, but the centers will be very soft.
• Serve immediately and drizzle with Espresso Creme Anglaise.
• Whisk the yolks and the sugar together until thickened and pale yellow.
• In a small pot warm the cream just to the boiling point over medium heat.
• While whisking, add some of the hot cream into the egg mixture. Pour into the pot with the rest of the cream and stir with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of the spoon. Add the espresso. Refrigerate until ready to use.

MOLTEN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: 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.
• For the ganache: 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.
• For the mint sauce: 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.

CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter the bottom and sides of two 9-by-2-inch round cake pans. Flour the pans and tap out the excess. Line the bottoms with parchment paper.
• Put the cocoa powder and chocolate in a medium bowl. Pour in the boiling water and whisk until the chocolate is melted. Whisk in the sour cream. Let cool to room temperature.
• Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter and both sugars in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla. Reduce the speed to low; beat in the flour mixture in three batches, alternating with the cocoa mixture. Finish mixing with a rubber spatula. Divide the batter between the pans.
• Bake the cakes until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool 15 minutes in the pans. Loosen the edges with a knife and turn out the cakes onto the rack and remove parchment; let cool completely.

BEST WHITE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter two 10-inch cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper. Chop chocolate.
• Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together into a medium bowl.
• Combine chopped chocolate with 1/2 cup cream in a heavy, medium saucepan over low heat; stir until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Mix in remaining 1/2 cup cream, 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons milk, and vanilla. Remove from the heat.
• Beat 1 1/2 cups sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in egg yolks. Stir in dry ingredients alternately with white chocolate mixture.
• Using an electric mixer fitted with clean, dry beaters, beat egg whites in a medium bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining 1/2 cup sugar. Continue beating until stiff, but not dry.
• Fold egg whites into the cake batter in two additions. Divide batter among the prepared cake pans.
• Bake in the oven until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Cool in the cake pans for 15 minutes. Turn cakes out onto a wire rack, peel off parchment paper, and let cool completely, about 15 more minutes.

MOLTEN CHOCOLATE CAKES

Steps:

• In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate and butter; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. Add the eggs, egg yolks and confectioners' sugar; mix well. Stir in flour until blended. Pour into eight greased 6-oz. custard cups. , Place custard cups on a baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 15-16 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in the center reads 160°. Remove from the oven and let stand for 1 minute. Run a knife around edges of cups; invert onto dessert plates. Serve immediately.

QUICK AND EASY MOLTEN CHOCOLATE CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Butter 4 (3/4 c.) custard cups or souffle dishes. Place on baking sheet.
• In a large microwaveable bowl, microwave chocolate and butter on high for 1 minute.
• Stir with wire whisk until chocolate is completely melted. (You may microwave for an additional 30 seconds if chocolate is not melting.).
• Stir in sugar until well blended. Whisk in eggs and egg yolks. Stir in flour. Divide batter evenly between prepared cups. (The cups will be filled until less than half an inch from the top.).
• Bake 13-14 minutes or until sides are firm but centers are soft. Let stand 1 minutes. Carefully run small knife around cakes to loosen. Invert cakes onto dessert dishes.
• Dust each cake with powdered sugar, and top with a scoop of your favorite ice cream, chocolate syrup, and whipped cream.

MORTON'S LEGENDARY HOT CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Generously butter the six 6-inch souffle cups and sprinkle each with granulated sugar.
• Tap out the excess sugar.
• In the top of a double boiler set over barely simmering water, melt the butter and chocolate together.
• Remove the top of the double boiler pan from the heat.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and set on low speed, beat the egg yolks and eggs for about 2 minutes, or until light and smooth.
• With the mixer running, pour the melted chocolate into the bowl and mix for about 2 minutes longer.
• Put the confectioner's sugar and flour in a fine-mesh sieve and sprinkle it into the chocolate mixture.
• With the mixer on medium speed, beat for 30 seconds, or until well mixed.
• Pour the batter into the prepared souffle cups, leaving about 1/4 inch of space below the rim.
• Set the souffle cups on a baking sheet and back for 18 to 20 minutes, or until puffed and about 1 inch higher than the rim.
• The centers will be soft but not sticky.
• Remove the cakes from the oven and immediately invert each onto a serving plate.
• Remove the cup and garnish each plate with three raspberries and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

EASY CHOCOLATE MOLTEN CAKE

Steps:

• Make cake batter according to box directions and pour 1/2 cup of batter into greased cups of a large muffin pan. If your pan has six cups, bake the cakes in 2 batches of 4 cakes each. Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until a toothpick stuck into the centre of one cake comes out clean. Turn all the cakes out of the pan and let them cool.
• The cakes will be served upside down, so you may have to slice a bit of the domed top off the cakes to help them lay flat when inverted. A serrated knife works best for this. After you've flipped over all the cooled cakes, use a sharp paring knife to cut out a 1.5 inch diameter cylindrical chunk in the centre of the bottom (now the top) of each cake. The hole should be about 1.5 inches deep. After slicing straight down into the cake in a circle, scoop out the chunk of cake with a teaspoon and discard the piece. Now you have a secret compartment to conceal the hot fudge payload.
• Spoon about 2 tablespoons of fudge into each of the holes you've made in the cakes, then store the cakes in a sealed container in the fridge.
• When you are ready to serve, heat one cake at a time in the microwave for 40 to 45 seconds on high, or until you see the fudge begin to bubble. Remove the cake from the microwave and let it rest for 30 seconds or so, then place a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of the cake. Pour a coating of Magic Shell chocolate topping over the ice cream and serve.

FRENCH MOLTEN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Place butter and chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine eggs and egg yolk in a bowl. Add sugar and whisk until mixture is light yellow in color and sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes.
• Pour some of the warm chocolate mixture into the egg mixture, whisking quickly to avoid scrambling the eggs. Add remaining chocolate and whisk until combined and smooth. Sift in flour, cocoa powder, and salt; fold in with a spatula until combined.
• Butter four 5-ounce ramekins and dust with cocoa powder. Spoon batter into the prepared ramekins, tapping gently to settle any air bubbles. Place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Place ramekins in a baking dish and bake until edges start to pull away from the sides, 13 to 15 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and dust with powdered sugar. Serve warm.

MOLTEN CHOCOLATE CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Using a double boiler, melt chocolate and 6 tablespoons butter. Add sugar, and stir until melted. Remove from heat, and set aside.
• In a bowl, combine eggs and 1/3 cup flour, and stir until smooth. Gradually whisk in chocolate mixture until well blended.
• Butter and flour four 1/2-cup souffle dishes, and divide batter among them. Bake until cakes are puffed and dry on surface but still soft in center, about 6 minutes.
• Remove cakes from dishes, and place on serving plates. Sprinkle with fleur de sel, and serve hot or cool.

FOOD NETWORK MOLTEN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Melt the chocolate and butter together.
• Cool slightly.
• 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 ramekins with the batter and refrigerate overnight or until ready to bake or bake immediately.
• Bake in a preheated 450°F oven for approximately 10 minutes.
• Serve in the ramekin or I invert on a plate and garnish.
• Cooking time varies depending on everything - just watch the cakes -- cook them until they don't "jiggle" much anymore and the top is cracked and lifted slightly. It takes a bit of practice to get it just right. Also good cooked completely.you decide how much yummy-gooey chocolate you want.

CHOCOLATE DUMP CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Dump cake mix into the prepared baking dish.
• Dump dry pudding mix on top of the cake mix.
• Drizzle milk over everything and mix to combine. Sprinkle chocolate chips on top of mixture. Distribute butter evenly on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.