Moelleux Au Chocolat

Serves: 5

Felicia King

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

43

Spice

49

Sweetness

43

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Butter

4

Eggs

2 cup

Sugar

Directions:

1

For the cakes: Butter 6 ramekins and line with a disk of parchment paper, and then butter the parchment

2

In a double boiler, bowl or saucepan, very gently melt the butter and chocolate together over a water bath

3

In a separate mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until thick, pale, and ribbony

4

Beat in the flour, and finally the chocolate mixture

5

Pour the mixture into the ramekins and chill

6

Just before serving, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F

7

Place the ramekins on a baking sheet, and bake until the top is set, 12 to 14 minutes

8

Remove

9

Let sit 5 minutes, before unmolding onto plates

10

Serve with caramel sauce, if using, or a scoop of ice cream

11

For the caramel sauce: Add a spoonful of water to the sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat and boil to caramel, about 5 minutes

12

Do not stir with a spoon

13

Swirl the saucepan over the heat until desired color is achieved

14

Cook's Note: Be careful not to let it get too dark

15

Stir in the butter to melt (careful it will splatter), then the cream

16

Add a squirt of lemon juice, to taste