Warm valhrona chocolate cakes

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
Butter and sugar for 6 brioche molds
5 Eggs plus 3 egg yolks
¼ cup Sugar
8 ounces Valhrona bittersweet chocolate; (Caraibe-see Note)
2 tablespoons Strong brewed coffee
6 ounces (3/4 stick) sweet (unsalted) butte
¾ cup Sifted pastry flour
¾ cup Heavy; (whipping) cream
2 tablespoons Sweet butter
6 ounces Valhrona chocolate; coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon Vanilla or Myers dark rum

Directions

CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Recipe courtesy of mad.61 pastry chef, Patti Jackson.

Note: Valhrona chocolate is dark, rich and not too sweet. If not available, use any excellent bittersweet chocolate.

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Butter 6 (4-ounce) brioche molds (or other molds about 1 inch high) heavily and sprinkle with sugar; set aside. In the top of a double boiler, melt together the chocolate, cut in small pieces, and butter.

2. In a mixer, beat together whole eggs, egg yolks, and sugar until light and lemon-colored. Add and mix in the coffee, followed by the chocolate/butter mixture and sifted pastry flour. Pour the batter into the prepared molds, filling them within ⅛ inch of the top. (These may now be left at room temperature for up to 3 hours or refrigerated for up to 48 hours.)

3. To make the Chocolate Sauce, heat the cream just to a boil and pour over the chocolate pieces. Add butter and vanilla or rum; stir until smooth. Use while warm; if sauce should cool, reheat over simmering water or in a microwave oven on low heat, taking care not to overheat or it will separate.

4. Just before serving, place the cakes in preheated oven and bake for 8 minutes until set around the edges - center of cakes should be runny. Turn out of molds immediately onto serving plates. Top with chocolate sauce and serve warm with ice cream.

By Diana von Welanetz Wentworth from Chicken Soup for the Soul Cookbook Copyright 1996 by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen & Diana von Welanetz Wentworth

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