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Lava Chocolate Cakes

True decadence at its best, this rich chocolate cake created by the Taste of Home Cooking School features a warm, gooey chocolate center that oozes out onto the dessert plate. Whether you enjoy it garnished with a dollop of whipped cream or sprinkled with confectioners' sugar, you'll want to lick the plate clean!

4 ServingsPrep/Total Time: 30 min.

Ingredients

4 teaspoons sugar
1/2 cup butter, cubed
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
1-1/2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
Whipped cream, optional
Additional confectioners' sugar, optional

Directions

Grease the bottom and sides of four 6-oz. ramekins; sprinkle each
with 1 teaspoon sugar. Place ramekins on a baking sheet; set aside.
In a medium microwave-safe bowl, melt butter and chocolate; stir
until smooth. Stir in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Whisk in
the eggs, egg yolks, instant coffee and vanilla. Stir in flour and
salt; spoon batter into prepared ramekins.
Bake at 400° for about 12 minutes or until a thermometer reads
160° and cake sides are set and centers are soft.
Remove ramekins to a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes. Carefully run a
small knife around cakes to loosen. Invert warm cakes onto serving

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Lava Chocolate Cakes (continued)

Directions (continued)

plates. Lift ramekins off cakes. Serve warm with whipped cream or
sprinkle with additional confectioners' sugar if desired. Yield: 4
servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 each (calculated without optional ingredients) equals 583 calories, 37 g fat (21 g saturated fat), 268 mg cholesterol, 496 mg sodium, 60 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 8 g protein.