Molten Chocolate Cakes
The perfect recipe to prepare for Valentine’s Day, Easter, and in general, for chocolate addicts. Discover the secret to achieving molten, soft, and creamy cakes.
If you are looking for chocolate desserts, check the Blog Section: “Chocolate Desserts (or with Nutella).
If you are looking for Valentine’s Day recipes, go to my: “Valentine’s Day Special“.
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Rest time: 2 Hours
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 5-6 cakes
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients for Molten Chocolate Cakes
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 7 oz 70% dark chocolate (quality)
- 7 oz butter (quality)
- 2 eggs (whole, at room temperature)
- 5 egg yolks (at room temperature)
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 packets vanillin
- 1 pinch salt
- as needed unsweetened cocoa powder (for garnish)
Tools
- Bowl
- Small Pot
- Electric Whisks
- Molds
Steps
Take a pot suitable for a double boiler and melt the dark chocolate together with the butter.
Using the wire whisk of the stand mixer (or electric whisks), beat the two whole eggs + 5 yolks with the sugar, vanillin, and a pinch of salt, for at least 10 minutes.
Add the melted chocolate with the butter to the beaten eggs mixture, and while still beating (at minimum speed) add the 3/4 cup of flour.
Grease the molds well (DO NOT flour them) and fill them with the prepared mixture. Place them in the fridge for two hours. This is the SECRET to achieve molten, soft, and creamy chocolate cakes.
After two hours, bake the chocolate cakes in a preheated static oven at 392°F for exactly 12 minutes.
Let the chocolate cakes rest for 8 minutes, then unmold and serve them hot, covered with unsweetened cocoa powder, dusted at the moment.
Shopping Tips !!!
To weigh the ingredients, I use this handy digital kitchen scale, with a large removable bowl, tare function, and built-in timer. You can find it on Amazon at a great price. #adv
For cooking in a double boiler, especially for melting chocolate, I use this practical and convenient double boiler pot, available on Amazon at a special price. #adv
If you’re looking for top electric whisks, I recommend the excellent Philips hand mixer with 5 speeds (+ turbo) and 300 w power, available at a great price on Amazon.
For perfect kneading and binding the dough, I use my Kenwood KCC9060S Cooking Chef Gourmet stand mixer, 1500 W, with a 6.7-liter bowl, a faithful ally in the kitchen for: kneading, whipping, cooking, chopping, mincing, steaming, and even frying. You can find this stand mixer on Amazon at a special price, click HERE!
If you’re looking for a more economical and smaller stand mixer with a 4-liter bowl, you can safely choose to purchase the Kenwood KVC7300S Chef Titanium stand mixer, with built-in lighting and comes with a rubber-coated whisk and pastry spatula. #adv
If you’re looking for a more economical and smaller stand mixer with a 4-liter bowl, you can safely choose to purchase the Kenwood KVC7300S Chef Titanium stand mixer, with built-in lighting and comes with a rubber-coated whisk and pastry spatula. #adv
