Chocolate Lava Cake

Individual warm chocolate lava cakes.

Ingredients

• 4 oz Semi-Sweet Baker’s Chocolate Broken into Pieces
• ½ cup All-Purpose Flour
• ¼ tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 1 cup Confectioners’ Sugar
• ½ lb Salted Butter Cut into 1-Inch Cubes
• 2 Large Whole Eggs
• 3 Large Egg Yolks
• 1½ tsp Vanilla Extract

Method

1. PREHEAT: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
2. PREPARE WATER BATH: Place the butter and chocolate pieces into a medium-sized mixing bowl. Place the mixing bowl on a medium-sized saucepan filled with a few inches of warm water. The water should not come in contact with the bottom of the mixing bowl.
3. MELT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE: Place the saucepan and mixing bowl on medium heat. Use a rubber spatula to turn the chocolate as it slowly heats until completely melted and incorporated with the butter, approximately 5-7 minutes.
4. ADD SUGAR AND EGGS: Remove from the heat and stir in the confectioners’ sugar and cinnamon. Mix until fully incorporated. Whisk in the whole eggs, egg yolks and vanilla extract. Whisk for 2 minutes.
5. FOLD IN FLOUR: Fold in the flour with a rubber spatula until fully incorporated.
6. FILL RAMEKINS: Spray four, 4-oz ramekins with nonstick cooking spray and place on a sheet pan. Evenly distribute the chocolate mixture between the four ramekins.
7. BAKE: Place the sheet pan on the middle rack of the oven. Bake for 12 minutes, or until the sides are firm. Let rest for 2 minutes. Use a butter knife to cut around the edge of the cake to release the cake from the ramekin.
8. UNMOLD AND SERVE: Remove and flip over onto a plate. Serve with ice cream.