Molten Chocolate Cake with Candied Walnuts

By AbbyIvie

Ingredients

• CAKE:
• 6 oz semi sweet chocolate
• 2 oz bittersweet chocolate
• 3/4 unsalted butter
• 3 egg yolks
• 3 whole eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• WALNUTS:
• 3 cups walnuts. toasted
• 1.75 cups sugar
• pinch Kosher salt

Preparation

Step 1

CAKE

Butter 8 6-oz ceramic ramekins and dust with flour. In a bowl over a double-boiler, melt butter and chocolate, set aside and let cool. In a mixing bowl, use electric mixer to combine eggs and sugar until pale yellow batter holds shape and forms ribbon on beaters. Blend flour into egg-sugar mixture for 3 minutes. Add chocolate mixture, being careful to incorporate everything; mix for 2 more minutes. Pour about 6oz of batter into each ramekin and refrigerate for 1 hour. In preheated 475 oven, bake ramekins on a cookie sheet for 10-12 minutes, or until they are puffed up and don't jiggle when moved. Remove from oven and serve immediately. Can be served with chocolate sauce or whipped cream.

WALNUTS:
Cook sugar until melted and slightly amber colored. Mix walnuts, sugar and salt together, being sure to coat the nuts and let cool on a non-stick surface such as a slit pad or baker's paper.