CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKES WITH PISTACHIO CREAM

Steps:

• Chocolate Lava Cakes: Spray 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Place pistachios in a food processor and process until a crumbly paste forms.
• This will create pistachio butter.
• Combine 1/4 cup of pistachio butter,1 1/4 cup sugar (you'll have 1/2 cup left over),cocoa, eggs, egg whites and place in a double boiler or heavy sauce pan.
• Stir well with a whisk and add bittersweet chocolate.
• Cook over low heat or simmering water until chocolate melts and sugar dissolves@ 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add baking powder and vanilla.
• Stir with a whisk until smooth.
• Spoon batter into muffin cups and chill for 2 hours.
• Pistachio Butter: Prepare pistachio butter while cakes are chilling.
• Place remaining 1/4 cup of pistachio butter and 1/2 cup sugar in a food processor.
• Pulse 3-4 times.
• Add milk and salt and process until smooth.
• Strain solids out of mixture into a small sauce pan.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for@ 4 minutes.
• Chill pistachio butter while cooking lava cakes.
• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Bake cakes for 9 minutes or until almost set.
• Centers will be gooey.
• Let cool for 5 minutes.
• Invert cake on a dessert plate and spoon pistachio butter over cake.
• May top with powdered sugar.