Dessert

Alton Brown - Lava Cakes is for Dessert.

Alton Brown - Lava Cakes takes several minutes to prepare.

Alton Brown - Lava Cakes takes several minutes to cook.

Alton Brown - Lava Cakes makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Alton Brown - Lava Cakes are:

* Egg, fresh, 4 large (remove)
* Semisweet chocolate, 8 oz (approx 60 pcs) (remove)
* Butter, unsalted, 1 stick (remove)
* Vanilla Extract, 1 tsp (remove)
* Granulated Sugar, 100 grams (remove)
* Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, 1 tbsp (remove)
* All Purpose Flour, 0.25 cup (remove)
* Salt, 0.25 tsp (remove)

Here is how you make Alton Brown - Lava Cakes:

I rushed to the kitchen to assemble the mysterious recipe. After preheating the oven to 375, I set up a double boiler and melted 8 ounces of chocolate and 1 stick of butter. Since it's about 18% water, the butter would provide enough liquid to keep the chocolate from seizing. To round out the flavor I added a teaspoon of vanilla extract. What the heck, Wonka would never know.I loaded up my sub-nosed hand mixer, gathered the rest of the hardware and software I knew I'd need and then settled down to figure out what I was concocting. A half a cup of sugar would add sweetness and keep the cakes moist. A tablespoon of natural cocoa promised deep chocolate flavor. A measly 4 tablespoons of all purpose flour would provide some structure but, boy-howdy, these suckers were going to be dense. Wisely, a quarter teaspoon of salt was called for to highlight the other flavors. So far, so good.I took the chocolate off the heat and smoothed it out with a Kitchen Aid set to stun. Next came 4 eggs, each one fully incorporated before the next one took the dive. Yolks would at richness and the whites would leaven by holding on to air just like a souffl?.Finally, I sifted in the dry stuff, just a little at a time. No lumps today, thanks. All that was missing now was the air. So, I opened up the mixer and gave the batter what it needed, a good beating. Five minutes later it was right where I wanted it, light, creamy and thick. I let the batter chill and turned my attention to the muffin tin. I buttered the cups using my favorite butter-in-the-bag trick then I sprinkled on a hefty load of cocoa powder and spread it around. I figured a disher would make fast work of that sticky batter and I picked out a nice 4 ouncer so the nice little cakes would have plenty of room to rise.I set my timer for 10 minutes and made a sauce, just in case. Nothing fancy. Just a cup of vanilla ice cream melted over low heat and a teaspoon of instant espresso powder. Cheap trick but it works every time.Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RYEAXL1.

The nutritional information for Alton Brown - Lava Cakes is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 235.6

• Total Fat: 15.7 g
• Cholesterol: 95.2 mg
• Sodium: 75.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 23.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
• Protein: 3.4 g