Individual chocolate cakes with a molten chocolate center.

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 eggs
  • Butter, to coat muffin tin
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Place a small metal bowl over a saucepan with simmering water and melt the chocolate and butter in the bowl.
  3. Stir in vanilla.
  4. In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour and salt.
  5. Sift dry ingredients into the chocolate and mix well with electric hand mixer.
  6. Add eggs one at time, fully incorporating each egg before adding the next.
  7. Beat at high until batter is creamy and lightens in color, approximately 4 minutes.
  8. Chill mixture.
  9. Coat the top and each cup of the muffin tin with butter, dust with the cocoa powder and shake out excess.
  10. Spoon mixture into pan using a 4-ounce scoop or ladle.
  11. Bake for 11 to 14 minutes.

Notes

  • Outsides should be cake-like and centers should be gooey.
  • Bittersweet chocolate chips or squares work well as they are not as sweet.