GHIRARDELLI INDIVIDUAL CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKES RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Ghirardelli Individual Chocolate Lava Cakes Recipe - (4.6/5) image

Provided by Holly4

Number Of Ingredients 13

Center:
1/2 bar(2oz)60% Cacao Bittersweet Ghirardelli Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Bar
1/4 cup heavy cream
Cake:
Nonstick cooking spray
1 bar(4oz) 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Bar
8 Tabsp.(1stick)unsalted butter
2 whole eggs
2 egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 cup cake flour
Raspberries and whipped cream for garnish

Steps:

To make centers, melt chocolate and cream in double boiler. Whisk gently to blend. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm. Form into 6 balls; refrigerate until needed. To make cake, heat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray six 4-ounce ramekins or custard cups with cooking spray. Melt chocolate and butter in double boiler; whisk gently to blend. With an electric mixer, whisk eggs, yolks, sugar, and vanilla on high speed about 5 minutes or until thick and light. Fold melted cholcolate mixture and flour into egg mixture just until combined. Spoon cake batter into ramekins. Place a chocolate ball in the middle of each ramekin. Bake about 15 minutes or until cake is firm to the touch. Let it sit out of the oven for about 5 minutes. Run a small, sharp knife around inside of each ramekin, place a plate on top, invert and remove ramekin. Garnish with raspberries and a dollop of whipped cream. Check out www.ghirardelli.com