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Chocolate Lava Cake
Jon Davies
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Course
Dessert
Ingredients
1
Pound
bittersweet chocolate
preferably Valhrona
4
Ounces
butter
8
Eggs separated
½
Cup
cocoa powder
1
Cup
sugar
Pinch
salt
2
Teaspoons
vanilla
Instructions
Melt chocolate and butter over double broiler.
In a separate bowl, mix egg yolks, cocoa powder and ½ cup of sugar.
In a mixer, whip egg whites with remaining sugar to stiff peaks.
Fold yolk mixture into chocolate mix. Then fold in egg whites.
Add pinch of salt and 2 teaspoons vanilla.
Pour into 6 individually buttered and sugared baking dishes.
Bake at 400° for 12-15 minutes.
Cool slightly. Un-mold. Serve warm with vanilla bean ice cream.