Nutella Chocolate Souffles

By kayjayjohnson

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened special dark cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 3 large eggs
• 1 egg white
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup cane sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons Nutella

Details

Adapted from stumbleupon.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°.

Spray four 7 ounce ramekins with canola oil.

Get a roasting pan out and ready. Also, get some water boiling in a kettle (or pot).

In a small bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa and baking powder together.

In a small microwave-safe bowl, cook the chocolate and butter for 1-2 minutes, stopping every 30 seconds to stir. Whisk until smooth.

Finally, in a bowl with an electric mixer handy, beat the eggs, vanilla, sugar and salt until pale yellow (about 5 minutes).

Beat in melted chocolate mixture.

Stir in the flour mixture.

Spoon enough batter to fill the ramekins half-way.

Drop a tablespoon of Nutella into the center of each.

Cover with the remaining batter.

Transfer the ramekins to the roasting pan, fill with 1/2″ of hot water, and bake until the cakes have risen and are cracked on top (about 30 minutes).

Let cool for 5 minutes.