Molten chocolate cakes Recipe

Name: Molten chocolate cakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 tbsp cocoa powder; 60g dark chocolate, 70% cocoa solids minimum; 60g butter, chilled, plus extra to grease; 50g golden caster sugar; 2 large eggs; ½ tsp vanilla extract; 40g plain flour

Ingredients

1 tbsp cocoa powder
60g dark chocolate, 70% cocoa solids minimum
60g butter, chilled, plus extra to grease
50g golden caster sugar
2 large eggs
½ tsp vanilla extract
40g plain flour

PREP TIME 15m	COOK TIME 15m	TOTAL TIME 30m
YIELD 2

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6. Lightly grease the pudding moulds and dust with the cocoa powder, discarding any excess.
Gently heat the chocolate and butter together in a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan until melted and smooth.
Stir in the sugar, then whisk in one whole egg plus one egg yolk and the vanilla extract. Add in the flour, stirring until you have a smooth, thick mixture.
Place the moulds on a baking tray, then fill with the mixture. Cook on the middle shelf of the oven for 15 minutes.
When the cakes are ready, remove from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the moulds before turning out on to serving plates.
Serve immediately with a sauce of your choice or cream.