Mini Chocolate Lava Cakes

by whitneyg1307

Servings:

INGREDIENTS

250ml chocolate chips
60ml margarine
2 eggs, separated
30ml flour
75ml sugar (divided into 50, and 25)
25ml hot water or coffee

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease and flour 4 custard cups and place on a metal jelly roll pan. Separate eggs, placing whites in a mixer bowl, and yolks in a separate metal bowl. Whisk together egg yolks with 50ml sugar and hot water in a small bowl until light. Set aside.

Meanwhile, melt chocolate and butter together over simmering water (double boiler), cool slightly. Using whisk and electric mixer, beat egg whites until soft peaks form and gradually add 25ml sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Whisk warm chocolate mixture into yolks, and sift in flour. Fold egg whites into chocolate yolk mixture.

Divide among custard cups and bake 12-15 minutes until puffed and set. Cool 1-2 minutes. Loosen sides with knife, and cover with a dinner place, and flip over. Slowly jiggle out the cake.

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