Chocolate Lava Cake

By Shaylie

Ingredients

• Ganache:
• 1 3/4 lb. Semi sweet chocolate
• 1 lb. Sweet butter
• 1 tablespoon Vanilla
• 12 eggs separated
• 6 oz. Flour sifted
• 1/2 tsp. Salt
• 1/2 tsp. Baking powder
• 1/2 pound Sugar
• 1/2 pound Semi sweet chocolate
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup butter

Details

Servings 10
Adapted from scottsseafood.net

Preparation

Step 1

Ganache:

Melt over hot water bath. Mix well and pour in a pan so to be 1 inch deep. (loaf pan). Cool until firm and cut into 10 one inch cubes.

Cake preparation:

Melt chocolate and butter over water bath and cool to room temp. Add vanilla and egg yolks one at a time and whisk until smooth. Beat egg whites with salt, baking powder, and sugar to soft peaks. Fold flour into chocolate and then fold in egg whites 1/3 at a time. Grease and dust with cocoa 10 ea. 4 oz. ramekins. Fill almost to the top and bake at 375 for 10 to 15 min until cake is done. Pull out of oven and push chocolate cube into top center of cake about half way in. Flip and eat or cool and micro-wave to heat later.