Super yummy and very easy
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mmcnealyOne of my favorite restraunt desserts are those molten centered chocolate cakes. They are so very yummy and rarely make me sick. Yesterday I had a serious craving for one so I looked the recipe up on Epicurious and discovered that the reason they don't make me sick is because they don't have any flour in them. Here's the one I made today for lunch dessert, CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKES WITH COFFEE CUSTARD SAUCE. I made a half batch and I was surprised at how simple they were to make, nothing scary at all.
Changes:
I melted the butter and chocolate in the microwave instead of a double boiler. It takes multiple zaps, but its a lot less messy. First zap of 15 seconds, stir, second zap 25 seconds and let rest in the microwave for 2-3 mins, stir until smooth. Also, instead of flouring the cups I sugared them. The recipe says to let it rest for 1 min after baking and then to turn out. 1 minute is too soon for the cake to come out whole, it sort of mushes all over the plate, but its still yummy. 5 mins would probably be ideal.
The richness of this dessert depends on the quality of the chocolate. I used a 53% cocoa solids chocolate, and it was quite rich. Whipped cream and berries would be a great accompianment
Changes:
I melted the butter and chocolate in the microwave instead of a double boiler. It takes multiple zaps, but its a lot less messy. First zap of 15 seconds, stir, second zap 25 seconds and let rest in the microwave for 2-3 mins, stir until smooth. Also, instead of flouring the cups I sugared them. The recipe says to let it rest for 1 min after baking and then to turn out. 1 minute is too soon for the cake to come out whole, it sort of mushes all over the plate, but its still yummy. 5 mins would probably be ideal.
The richness of this dessert depends on the quality of the chocolate. I used a 53% cocoa solids chocolate, and it was quite rich. Whipped cream and berries would be a great accompianment
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Date: 2006-02-09 11:55 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-02-10 12:28 am (UTC)right now I'm going through and trying to find a perfect recipe for baklava.....culinary party on saturday and I wanna bring a sweet :)
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Date: 2006-02-10 01:09 am (UTC)I've been wanting to experiment a bit more with my baking and you've tempted me. The only problem with living alone is that you are the only person around to eat it.
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Date: 2006-02-10 03:34 pm (UTC)