This dessert has been described as souffle-like, cake-like, brownie-like, mousse-like, and pudding-like, and that is because it has all of these characteristics.
Molten Chocolate Cakes have a rich and chocolately flavor, and a texture that is dense and moist. These cakes will rise beautifully as they bake (like a souffle), but once they are removed from the oven they will slowly deflate.
As their name implies, Molten Chocolate Cakes are usually served hot, but leftovers can be refrigerated and eaten cold the next day.
As their name implies, Molten Chocolate Cakes are usually served hot, but leftovers can be refrigerated and eaten cold the next day.
They have an intense chocolate flavor so be sure to use a very good dark chocolate. You can use either a bittersweet or semi sweet chocolate. Because this cake is quite rich, i don't like to use anything as a topping........it just melts in your mouth!!
When making these cakes you can use individual ramekins, molds, custard cups, or even muffin tins. The cakes can be served in their molds but if you want to remove them from their cups before serving, it is important to generously butter each mold so the baked cakes release easily onto your serving plate. You may want to first run a sharp knife around each cake before unmolding.
The batter can be made several hours in advance of baking. Just pour the batter into the individual molds, cover each mold with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until you are ready to bake them.
The cakes are baked until set, yet the centers will still look a little wet and wobbly. As the cakes cool the chocolate sauce in the center of the cake will continue to set.
Tempting already!!!!!!
Here's the recipe for you:
You will need:
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate chopped into small pieces
4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped into small pieces
3/4 cup unsalted butter cut into pieces
3 eggs
1/2 cup granulated white sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon instant espresso powder or 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375°F. Liberally spray ramekins or molds or custard cups with nonstick spray. In a small saucepan over low heat melt the chocolate and butter, stirring often to prevent burning. Remove from heat and cool.
In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar with electric hand mixer until "ribbon" stage, approximately 7 minutes. At that stage, it will be pale yellow and look like lightly whipped cream.
Add flour, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, espresso powder, and salt. Beat the batter for 2 additional minutes; add the melted chocolate mixture and beat another 5 minutes.
Scoop the batter into the prepared ramekins, approximately 3/4 cup of batter in each ramekin.
NOTE: At this point, the cakes can be refrigerated and then baked later.
When ready to bake, place the ramekins on a baking sheet and bake 15 to 17 minutes or until puffed and mostly dry on top around edges.
NOTE: It's critical to bake these cakes for the right amount of time. Otherwise, they'll either be way too "molten," or end up as brownies. Oven temperatures vary, so check the cakes after 15 minutes. If they're really moist on top, bake one minutes and check again.
Remove cakes from oven and let rest 3 minutes (it's okay if they sink a little).
To unmold, place serving plate on top of ramekin and invert. Carefully remove ramekin, tapping lightly on the plate to loosen cake.
Serve the molten cakes warm.
Makes 6 servings.
As I mentioned above, while these cakes are typically served hot, leftovers can be covered and refrigerated.
Serve them with either softly whipped cream or even vanilla ice cream, but i like to keep it plain!
That is all about the molten chocolate cakes..................hope you enjoyed seeing the post, cya next week with yet another Temptation!!
209 comments:
1 – 200 of 209 Newer› Newest»Awww..Wow yummy molten cake! The shots makes me drool! I too love to have this plain.
hey thanks Pooja dear......u r very quick!!!
Wowwwwwwwww m drooling over the cake...looks deliciously inviting :)
Im drooling!!!!!..what about coming home with the cake Aruna??? :P
thanks Parita....!
Babe i made this for u only, but after i made we started eating it!!!I will come soon sweety!!!
I lov emolten chcocolate cake they are just so yummy and yours look so so delicous.
i dnt hav wrds 2 express....awesome awesome..im drooling here/////////send it to pune ;)
हमारे यहाँ ऐसा नायाब काम करने वालों के हाथ काम पूरा होने के बाद कटवा दिए जाते हैं आपने सुना है ताजमहल के कारीगरों का शायद ऐसा ही कुछ हाल हुआ था... ये हाथ संभाल कर रखना जानी.... इनमे बहुत स्वाद बस गया है.
Thanks Lena.......yeah sure wud love to do that!!!
Happy cook:thanq so much!
किशोर जी आप तो मुझे डरा ही दे रहे हैं!
लेकिन इस मीठी सी टिप्पणी के लिए शुक्रिया, मैं अपने हाथों का ध्यान रखूँगी!
Wooooooow Aruna..Iam already drooling over it.....Tempting and lovely.....
thanq Pooja...i finished it:(
the name of your blog is sooo apt..you do tempt me with that little piece of heaven!!
Yumm ! But I'm all gearred to try out the chocolate cake u posted last ! :D
thanks Manju......and yeah bcoz of the name, i have to post apt recipes!
haha thanks Sandhya, yeah do try it and lemme know!
What a lovely version of a classic
thanks Giz!!!
Aruna what i will write??
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Pictures are greattttttttttttttttttttttttt
That looks absolutely inviting and delicious. Id love a coule, yea a couple:)
ha ha ha Saritha........that was too much of a compliment!!!
thanks Donna.....i wish i cud pass u some!!!
Nice recipe..nice pics...
wow..cake looks yummy...i am drooling here..
OMG!! it's just sooo tempting too look at aruna. i cnt wait to eat it. :D
thanks for visiting me Mala!
hey thanq Renuka!
Hi Preeti, yeah i wish i cud send it to u right away :)!
so very rich and so very decadent-beautiful cake!
This is what I call A Sweet heart killing me softly ...gosh I so want them now. You think it can be parcelled..nopes?? Hee remember SJ and her cookies??
The cake is looking so awesome gal...u ever thought about your own bakery? I volunteer to be your helper!!
Oh my god! That is one sinful treat. Love the goooey choco oozing out. Yummo!
Wow that so bad of you daily posting cakes recipe and making me to tempt..THats fantastic so chocolaty.. lovely 1 spoon sure melt in the mouth.. nice send me some too
ha ha ha yaar tu pehle cookies khaa naa.....i'm so jealous already!! Thanks for ur comments deary....and yeah if at all i start a bakery, i will not forget considering u....how does a tester sound to u??
Hi Smitha......yeah that is where the whole taste lies.......and u will enjoy having it molten!!!
Wwowwwww Aruna, send me some...i just love anything with chocolate and this cake looks gorgeous!
hahaha Pavithra, yeah i wish i had that option to send it online to everyone u know...how nice it wud be!!!!
doggybloggy: thanks for ur lovely comments!
hey thanks Priya, try this and u will enjoy eating it. Hey i made ur carrot rice for lunch today, it was yummm!!!
Wow Aruna...u've once again come up with a lovely interesting recipe. I will liked it n will try it.
I made marble cake again today n ya it was better than last time but my cake is not rising that well!!
Aruna, lovely shape. Cute pictures. Perfect cake to make the day special.
Both Marble cake and Chocolate lava cake looks yummy dear. Molten lava cake is hmmmmm yummy and soo tempting....:0
Hi Nazish, wow u tried it again, very interesting!!!Keep trying, it will rise some day, lol!! Seriously i appreciate ur interest,this recipe is easy, u can try it!
hey thanks Ammu!
thanks Dhanya....if u say its good, its definetely good!!
Your recipes are such temptations. This molten wonder makes me drool.
thanks Dedene....yeah that is wat my blog is about, have to do justice to the name given!
Yummy molten cake Aruna,so chocolatey..and great shots..
thanks Vrinda...glad u liked it!
mmhh love the chocolate cake Aruna.......all ur recipes are making me drool girl!
hey thanks Vishali......i have some interesting tips too in the blog if u digin!!
Woooooooooooo! Cake looks scrumptious! Great work yaar....
hey thanks Usha dear!
will post a new article soon...lol!!
Amazing Aruna!!! Looks so yummy yummy!
wat a coincidence Preethi, i was in ur blog!!!
I am really tempted with that cake Aruna...it looks so decadent :)
What a melting moment, looks excellent!
hey thanks Gita.....i'm also happy with the result!
thanks Cham......this is my first attempt, thankfuly turned out well!
Cool Aruna, the cake looks tempting... I ove the shape...
OMG, It is a very sinful treat. Just drooling over it.. Awesome and delicious.
you are baking queen:))) love your recipes..
Awesome treat... Looks just perfect to be eaten...
Wow..Looks like it melts in the mouth!!Really a temptation..
I think this is my first time here... wow! What a colorful blog! :)
Those molten beauties are to die for. They are sinful! I need to buy myself some ramekins!
Hey Aruna. We drove 7 hours to Michigan and 7 hours back. But I was really disappointed when I saw that field. I'll never recommend it to anyone. Yes, i went to dutch village, That was also BEKAAR.Hated it. Like the windmill and the light house and ofcourse the cookies:)
mouth watering...:)
Look at that chocolate heart...It is really yummy aruna..
Thanks Ramya......yeah i was searching for that shape for a long time!!
thanks Ashwini, try the recipe....its worth!!
thanks for the compliment Renu.......no crown still :((
Home Cooked Oriya Food: Thanks yaa, yeah it was perfect and we ate it already :)!
hey thanks Priyameena......saw ur post also just now, that fish is looking yummmmmmmmmmm!
Hi Anu, yeah this is ur first visit here....infact even i visited u first time today from someone's blog and was drooling all over the cookies!!!
hey Smitha, yeah 14hrs drive was definetely not worth....even i had a lot of expectations too, i don't complain though but yeah was lil dissapointed to c field with hardly any tulips!
thanks Bhawna ji!!
thanks Prathibha....i'm really happy everyone liked it!!
आप तो इतना बढ़िया खाना बनाते हैं और इतनी खूबसूरती से सुंदर तस्वीर के साथ पेश करते हैं हर एक रेसिपे को की मैं शब्दों में बयान नहीं कर सकती! आपके ब्लॉग के मुकाबले मेरी शायरी तो कुछ भी नहीं! काश मैं आपके घर के पास रहती तो आप के हाथ का स्वादिष्ट खाना खाती खासकर तरह तरह के केक जो मुझे बेहद पसंद है और चॉकलेट केक तो बहुत ही जादा पसंद है! केक की इतनी सुंदर फोटो देखकर मुह में पानी आ गया और मन कर रहा है की अभी इसे बनाकर खाऊँ !
बबली तुम जिस तरह से कमेन्ट करती होना, मानो अंधे को ऑंखें मिल गयी और प्यासे को पानी!
डर गयी ना मेरी शायरी सुनके!!
मेरा मानना है कि खाना तो कोई भी बना सकता है लेकिन शायरी सबके बस की बात नहीं!
I love the heart shapes for these scrumptious molten cakes! Excellent!
whoa! it's so yummy!
thanks Natasha...even i love this shape!!!
tulipspeaks: thank u for visiting me!
वॉव, मुंह में पानी के कारण बाढ के हालात पैदा हो गये हैं।
-Zakir Ali ‘Rajnish’
{ Secretary-TSALIIM & SBAI }
वाव, मुंह में पानी आ गया।
-Zakir Ali ‘Rajnish’
{ Secretary-TSALIIM & SBAI }
Hi Aruna
Thank you for your sweet words :)
We love new friends !!
Its a little little better with Kareltje ;)
But he don't good drink and eat, I hope today he will do it:)
Your recept is Yummie I will try it again ^__^
purss and greetz Kareltje and ANYA
aruna- this was friggin torturous :) delicious girl :)
loved your blog. it was beyond temptation.
take care. do visit.
Wow... I'm tempted a lot on seeing this aruna..! I'm a chocolate lover and this is a great treat for me, thanks :)
अरे वाह बहुत स्वादिष्ट ब्लाग है...... आज तो बिनबुलाये आ गया.. अब कब बुला रही हो....
am so coming there :)
i salivated on the keyboard
chriz
Oh Gosh...looks so damn gud...just yummy...wonderful pic..am not a big fan of chocolate but this one making me drool too dear..
oh... my.... god!!! iam just drooling over it.
simply superb aruna.
You bake very often don't you??!!! I have seen Paula Deen's molten lava cake and the amount of butter that went it :)
The cake must have tasted divine!
यह है केक.... चॉकलेट है पिघली,
या फिर है पिघला हमारा दिल??
बहुत ही सुन्दर दिखा,
मीठा सा सपना लगा...
:)
~जयंत
ज़ाकिर जी कहिये अब बाढ़ कम हुआ कि नहीं! वैसे इतनी सुन्दर टिप्पणी के लिए धन्यवाद!
Hi Anya, good to know that Kareltje is feeling better, he is adorable. Your cat art was toooo good!
thanks Little girl lost. Visited ur blog too, u have a wonderful space!
hey Sanghi, thanks dear......so trying it or no!
योगेन्द्र जी मेरे ब्लॉग के दरवाज़े कभी बंध नहीं होते, जब चाहे तब आ जाईयेगा!
Arv, where r u.........i'm searching for u.....r u there already!!!!!!
Chriz boy, clean the keyboard.......come on fast i say!!!!!
Priti, i'm not a big fan either but after starting my blog, became one...lol!!
thanks Prema.....not better than your football cake...lol!
SJ, I never baked so often till i started my blog, now i'm but yeah i love baking!
And hey don't freak out about the butter quantity, Aruna's version is different from Paula's....lol!I use only half a stick of butter, and cakes do deserve atleast that much, isn't it!
जयंत जी जहाँ तक मुझे पता है, पिघला है चॉकलेट....!
और ये सपना नहीं हकीकत है!
Oh Aruna, i followed you through the foodie blogroll,but I didnt expect your blog to be so delicious!all your recipes are indeed tempting,Hope you wont mind but I'd love to bring over my Foodista friends over to your site, just add this little widget here to this post and it's all set to go, Thanks!
Hi Alisa....thanks for the comment.....where do u want me to add the widget?
I love molten chocolate cakes...they're so sinfully delicious! I especially love that you formed them in a heart shape...hmmm, valentine's idea!
yes girlchef, i should have done this for valentine's day......but that's ok, better late than never:)!!
name of the post exactly suits for this...worth drooling..yummy yummy!!
thanks Lavanya.....!
Hi Aruna,
Love lava cakes :) ur preparation looks perfect and tempting :) lovely serving suggestions there...good work!
TC
thanks Suparna, glad u liked it!!
OMG! What an awesome cake! Just too tempting :)
Another temptation ....I am drooling . Thats a lovely cake with lots of chocolate. yummy.
boy that cake looks so delicious that is it vulgar! amazing stuff...and you want us to eat this and stay healthy...just one of those (either eat or stay healthy) is possible with such richness. way to go girl!
thanks Uma!
hey thanks Vicky and yeah your event sounds very interesting!
Dear Bacteria, cake looks deliciously vulgar u mean!!!!!!! Lol thanks for ur unique comment!!
Now listen, i didn't ask u to eat this n stay healthy.....i asked u to eat healthy n stay healthy!! Eating this cake is purely your choice.Right now this is the temptation leaning on your doorbell...........and let me warn u if u resist this temptation, it may never come ur way again!!So all i say is be your own discipe and your own master!!!!
Oh thanks dear.. i am happy you liked my blog and added in ur favourites.
Yummy yummy :) lovely cake
Ur blog is worth it Pavithra...!
thanks for visiting me Nithya!!
WOW! Those hearts.. So adorable! ;))
Fabjena....thanks for visiting me, glad u liked the hearts!!!
Your blog truly lives up to its name- TEMPTATIONS. I am truly tenpted to try my hands on the moten choc cake.First time at ur space and am sure to visit regularly.
thanks Shubha.......your blog name also sounds very good!!!
Hi Aruna,your recipes tempts me.Perfect name for a food blog and I can feel the Molten choco in my mouth.Nice click.Thank you for visiting my blog.
thanks Kalai, glad u visited me and liked my blog!!
Aruna this cake looks simply amazing, wish I could taste it right now :-)
Sorry Usha.....its all over now :))
Wowwww......Fantastic Blog :) First Time I visited ur blog....Ur posts are awesome......I wish to taste all cakes :) chooo yummmmyyyy :)
Creativity: Thanks dear, glad u liked my posts.....and i certainly love the idea of u tasting all my cakes :))
my god...this looks divine!
Thats a gorgeous cake ! Love your blog, colourful and inviting !
Hey thanks for visiting AT :)
thanks Mahimaa!
thanks Sathya and yeah mention not, anytime!!!!
Thanks for visiting my site. Wow, this is a real temptation and would really like to try it.
thanks Ivy!
This was most mouthwatering to look at , will certainly have a try and give some to my grandchildren.
Yvonne.
that's so sweey Yvonne, i'm sure ur grandchildren will jump out of joy if u make this!!!
hey you are welcome. i am true oscar wilde fan and follow his words to the "t" and he said...one must resist everything except temptation....hehehehe. but honestly...your reipes and the photos are yummylicious!
thanks Bacteria.....!
hi nice blog good job i hope you will follow my blog to. thanks
i can use some help for my blog if you dont mine. thank you
Wow this is truely tempting!!!
Hi Sam, thanks for visiting me.....u have nice blogs too.....how may i help u??
thanks Sharmilee!
That's amazing ... :) You seem to have a knack for satisfying the sweet tooth ...
Keep it up and I'll keep visiting to see if clumsy me can attempt some of the recipes here :)
Cheers,
adisha
thanks Adisha........will b glad if u try my recipes......they r worth trying, isn't it!!!
love cake there ... looks gorgeous
ohhhhh thats looks awesome........man u are talented.
thanks Deesha!
hey thanks for the compliment Neema!
hi aruna!
came here to ck out some tempting updates. but u hvnt updated. :(
blogrolling u.
WoW ...nice cake darling. Will you please cook one for me ? ;)
-- Random Surfer
Oh! This look so very good! A friend had made a lava cake from a mix recently, which started my lusting after it! And now I can do it from scratch!
Thank you!
Very soon Preeti......exhausting ideas u know, haha!!!
Randon surfer: hmmm u visited me randomly i guess......hey i wud love to cook and u're invited!!!
Laura, thanks for dropping by, glad to c ur comment, hope u'll try the recipe!
perfect for valentines :) will bookmark it
Beautiful heart shaped molten cake ... looking yummy :)...
Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving ur comments ... u have a beautiful blog here with yummy dishes... will be visiting often..
u r blog is really nice.all the photos in u r blog r really tempting.keep writing.bye
jyotiajay
absolutely mouthwatering...
thanks Rush!
thanks for the visit Padma!!
thanks Jyoti.....u have a cool space too!
thanks Phanitha!
wow what a great pic and cake looks simply delicious i am drooling over it yum yum yummy
hi Aruna.......जानती हो आपने क्या किया है?? एक्दम लालची बना दिया है...
I LOVE molten chocolates cakes!!! *drool*
Yours looks awesome...cute dessert for a homemade dinner with that special someone - yum!!
Wow!!
Thats looks lovely ^__^
A cake in heart its beautiful and yummieee...
purrss Kareltje
greetz Anya
Have a great weekend
thanks Rekha!!!
haha vandana ji aap bhi naa!!!!
hey thanks Rose, glad u liked it.....yeah nothing feels good than a home made!!!!
thanks Anya and so happy to know that kareltje is feeling better!!!
You make me weak in my knees. I have fallen for that heart.:)
Great tempting post.
Thank you so much for visiting mine.
What a lovely blog... I've put on a few kilos just visiting.. I just love... molten brown chocholate... YUUMMY!!
ha ha thanks Patricia....that was sweet!!
Indrani, thanks dear.......don't feel weak, keep visiting me:)!
Yummy yum. I can't help o have a taste of that yummy tummy cake.
Cheers!
thanks Susan....cannot compete u though!!!!!
ale u ciebie kolorowo i smakowicie , pozdrawiam :)
You make awesome cakes, you share your receipe and steps comprehensively so that other folks can try it, but the best thing I like about your blog is you also know how to photograph and present these delicious cakes. Its a mouth-watering proposition Aruna. Congrats...Thomas
Thank you for your compliment Aruna. Apne to blog ko itni khubsurti se sajaya ki muh me pani aa gaya khaskar jalebi dekhkar to man kar raha hai abhi apke ghar jakar apke hath ka bana hua jalebi khaun aur swadisht cake bhi sath mein.Apne naye recipe ka intezar kar rahi hoon.
thanks a lot for your compliment Thomas.....loved reading it!!
hi Babli, jab chaahe tab ghar chale aana....!
hey aruna.....came here first time n these molten hearts welcomed me......truly exotic...
hey thanks for visiting me Sangeetha!
OH my god! I am drooling just looking at those pictures!! Your site is a torture! :P Now I need to go eat some chocolate :D
hey thanq so much for ur wonderful comment Angel!
wow too tempting and me feel hungry rite away..
its very nice blog and temptamtions :))
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Oh, these look delicious!
thanks Bruno!
thanks Sardinia!
thanks Rekha!
Wuh.....thats soooooo tasty looking pudding..and ur pics.....sotemping....i cud have tonnes of it....wish u were my neighbor....wudnt be ashamed to ask for it again and again and again.....lols....
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