A couple of my compadres (R.B. & T.C.) celebrated yet another step closer to the grim reaper. & in traditional birthday fashion I decided to speed up that process by drowning them in some delicious chocolate lava cakes (even though I may have hustled R.B. out of some yummy lava — oops)
INDIVIDUAL CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKES
How many: 2 unforgiving portions
What you need to make the LAVA CAKES:
- 2 ramekins
- 6 oz. bittersweet chocolate
- 2 oz. semisweet chocolate
- 10 tbs. (1 1/4 stick) butter
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 tbs. coffee liqueur
How to make the LAVA CAKES:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Grease your ramekins (use butter or spray with PAM)
- Melt the chocolate & butter in a double-boiler over medium heat.
- Remove from heat, THEN mix in the flour & sugar.
- Stir in the eggs & yolks until smooth.
- Stir in the vanilla extract and coffee liqueur.
- Divide the batter evenly into the ramekins and bake for about 12 minutes (when you tilt the ramekin, you should be able to see the runny chocolate on the inside)
- Run a knife around the edges to loosen, then invert it onto a plate.
- Add a scoop of vanilla bean & garnish with mint. ENJOY!
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