CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKES

By Katecooks

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter cut into small chunks, plus more for greasing the ramekins 1 stick
• 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate preferably 70% cocoa solids, chopped
• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 3 large eggs at room temperature
• 1 large egg yolk at room temperature
• 6 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp table salt
• 1 1/2 cups Water

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 15mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. Put the butter and chocolate in a large, microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high in 10-second bursts, stirring well after each, until a little over half of the butter has melted. Remove from the microwave oven and continue stirring until smooth.

2. Set the chocolate mixture aside and cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, generously butter the inside of four heat- and pressure-safe 1-cup ramekins.

3. Stir the confectioners’ sugar into the chocolate mixture until smooth. Stir in the eggs one at a time, making sure each is well incorporated before adding the next. Stir in the egg yolk until smooth, then the flour and salt, stirring again until smooth. Divide this mixture evenly among the prepared ramekins. Do not cover the ramekins.

4. Pour the water in the cooker. Set a trivet in the pot, then stack the 4 ramekins on the trivet. Lock the lid onto the cooker.

5, Optional 1 Max Pressure Cooker
Press Pressure cook on Max pressure for 8 minutes with the Keep Warm setting off.

6. Optional 2 All Pressure Cookers
Press Pressure cook (Manual) on High pressure for 10 minutes with the Keep Warm setting off.

7. When the machine has finished cooking, turn it off and let its pressure return to normal naturally, about 20 minutes. Unlatch the lid and open the cooker. Transfer the hot ramekins to a wire rack and cool for 15 minutes. Serve warm or cover and chill in the fridge for up to 
1 day, serving them right in their ramekins.

Beyond
• Because of the shape of the ramekins, this recipe will not work (even halved) in a 3-quart cooker.
• Add up to 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 1/2>/uc> teaspoon almond extract, or 1/4 teaspoon orange extract with the eggs.