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April'15 for Baking Partners we were to bake one delicious cake that I knew the girls will love.
An amazing molten lava cake… but I postponed making it as I knew my younger daughter who was out of station will
love it. Plus she was to come back with my niece another chocolate crazy kid!
love it. Plus she was to come back with my niece another chocolate crazy kid!
Plus given the fact that I was totally lazy and barely in the kitchen it made sense right?
This amazingly delicious cake that fell on the kitchen platform as I was transferring to the rack. I called my elder one, her solution was to fetch a spoon and finish it straight from the platform....:)
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Anyway here is one awesome cake that will wow your family and guest alike.
Chocolate Heart of Darkness Cakes
Recipe Source: Death by Chocolate Cakes: An Astonishing Array of Chocolate Enchantments by Marcel Desaulniers
Ingredients:
Chocolate
truffle:
truffle:
- 227 grms semisweet baking chocolate
- ¾ cup heavy cream
For the chocolate cocoa cake:
- 142 grms butter cut into pieces +2 tsp melted
- ⅔ cup Maida/All purpose flour
- ½ cup Unsweetened cocoa
- 227 grms Semi sweet baking chocolate
- 3 Eggs
- 2 Egg yolks
- ½ granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Method:
To make the
truffles:
truffles:
- Place the chocolate in a bowl.
- Heat heavy cream in a small pan over medium heat and bring to boil.
- Pour boiling cream over the chopped chocolate.
- Let it sit for five minutes and whisk until smooth.
- Pour the mixture onto a non-stick baking sheet and slightly spread it with a spatula.
- Place this in the freezer for 15 minutes.
- Divide into two and roll into balls.
- Place the truffles into paper lined plates and place in the freezer.
To make the chocolate cake:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Lightly coat the inside of muffin tin (3-inch diameter cups) with melted butter. Set this aside.
- Sift combine flour and cocoa powder keep aside.
- Melt chocolate and butter in double boiler or in a microwave and stir until smooth.
- Place egg, egg yolks and sugar in a bowl and beat on medium-high heat with an electric mixer.
- When it is frothy add the butter and chocolate mixture and beat for 15 seconds.
- Fold in the dry ingredients along with vanilla extract.
- Fill three forth of each muffin cup with the batter and bake for about 5-6 minutes.
- Remove the truffle from the freezer. Quickly take the muffin tray from the oven and press one truffle each to the centre of the muffin. Immediately return the baking pan into the oven and continue baking until a toothpick inserted into the cake (not the centre truffle portion but the edge of the cake) comes out clean.
- It will take 15-17 minutes.
- Cool in room temperature for 20 minutes.
- Run a knife around each cake to loosen it and then gently pull the baked cake out of the cup.
- You can serve while still warm with whipped cream or ice cream but we had it plain.
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Priya Suresh says
Gal, this molten lava cake looks simply out of the world..terrific.
Rajani S says
Mind if we too grab a spoon and join your daughter :D? It looks that delicious!
The Pumpkin Farm says
it has come out very well, nice one
Julie says
mouthwatering one,chocolaty n delish!
praba bubesh says
droolworthy molten lava though...
vaishali sabnani says
You should have called me Archana! Love it ! Never mind the oozing on the platform. Looks heavenly 🙂
Sapana Behl says
The cake looks outstanding .Wish to get a bite ...
Harini-Jaya R says
I am sure the choco lovers will have a treat!
Kalyani says
This looks so good 🙂 a treat for chocolate lovers..
Usha says
Hoo sorry about the kitchen mishap. I totally agree with your older one, such a yummy cake, I would not mind eating it off the counter ????
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Pavani N says
Oh man, those cakes look so tempting. I'm going to self invite myself to your house for a movie night 🙂
Padma Rekha says
see so many people like your daughter me too never mind to eat like that yaar... that cake looks like that too tempting..
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Oh My! You have nailed the recipe and I would love to have a bite of that 🙂
Priya Srinivasan says
ahh arch, i want this cake now!!! i like your elder one's idea, as long as the platform is clean, i don't even need spoon!!! 🙂
Chef Mireille says
OMG you need to stop tempting me to make all of these decadent treats you post!
Padmajha PJ says
Wow! It has come out so well Archana! The kitchen mishap deserved to be licked up from the platform itself.Awesome!!
Varadas Kitchen says
Wow! That looks amazing! A chocolate lovers dream
veena krishnakumar says
OMG. Looks sinful!
Sowmya :) says
Wow...all that
gooey chocolatey pleasures ...heavenly
sneha datar says
Amazing treat for chocolate lovers.
Suma Gandlur says
That looks so decadent, Archana.