Jean-Georges’s Warm Soft Chocolate Cakes
Jean-Georges’s Warm Soft Chocolate Cakes
From Martha Stewart Living
Serves 4
8 tbs unsalted butter, plus more for molds
2 tsp flour, plus more for dusting molds
4 oz bittersweet chocolate, preferably Valrhona
2 large whole eggs
2 large egg yolks
¼ cup sugar
Butter and lightly flour four 4-ouce molds, ramekins, or custard cups. Tap out excess flour; butter and flour them again and set aside.
In the top of a double boiler or heat-proof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, combine butter and chocolate; heat until chocolate has almost completely melted.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together eggs, yolks, and sugar until light and thick.
Add melted chocolate mixture, and beat to combine. Quickly beat in flour until just combined. Divide batter evenly among the molds.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place filled molds on a rimmed baking sheet and back until the sides have set but the centers remain soft, 6-7 minutes.
Invert each mold onto a plate, and let rest 10 seconds. Un-mold by lifting up one corner of the mold; the cake will fall out onto the plate. Serve immediately.
