moelleux au chocolat (lava cakes)
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
- 4 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
- 4 eggs
- 2/3 cup sugar (I use less)
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
Butter 6 ramekins and line with a disk of parchment paper, and then butter the parchment. In a double boiler, bowl or saucepan, very gently melt the butter and chocolate together over a water bath. In a separate mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until thick, pale, and ribbony. Beat in the flour, and finally the chocolate mixture. Pour the mixture into the ramekins and chill.
Just before serving, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Place the ramekins on a baking sheet, and bake until the top is set, 12 to 14 minutes. Remove. Let sit 5 minutes, before unmolding onto plates. Serve with a scoop of ice cream.
