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Lava Cakes Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Baking cocoa
6 oz baking chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp. butter or margarine
3 large whole eggs
3 large egg yolks
1 and 1/2 cuos powdered sugar
1/2 cup all purpose flour
Additional powdered sugar, if desired

Directions:
Directions:
Heat the oven to 450 degrees. Grease bottoms and sides of six 6-ounce custard cups with shortening; dust with cocoa.

In a 2-quart saucepan, melt chocolate and butter over low heat, stirring frequently. Cool slightly.

In a large bowl, beat whole eggs and egg yolks with a wire whisk or hand beater until well blended. Beat in 1 and 1/2 cups powdered sugar. Beat in melted chocolate mixture and flour. Divide batter evenly among custard cups. Place the cups on a baking sheet with sides.

Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until sides are set and centres and still soft (tops will be puffed and cracked). Let stand 3 minutes. Run small knife or metal spatula along sides of cakes to loosen. Immediately place heatproof serving plate upside down onto each cup; turn plate and cup over and remove cup. Sprinkle with additional powdered sugar. Serve warm.

Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
6
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Tell Norm to remember that there are 550 calories and 33 grams of fat in each cake...yummy but fattening!!

 

 

 

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