Molten Chocolate Cakes with Cherry Sauce

Name: Molten Chocolate Cakes with Cherry Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons almond extract; 79 milliliters Amaretto; 312 grams bittersweet chocolate; 340 grams package frozen pitted dark cherries, thawed; 1 Tbsp cocoa powder; 414 milliliters confectioners sugar; 2 Tbsps cornstarch; 4 larges egg yolks from large eggs; 4 larges eggs; 177 milliliters all-purpose flour, sifted; 59 milliliters heavy cream; 59 milliliters sugar; 12 Tbsps unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Molten Chocolate Cakes with Cherry Sauce a try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 6g of protein, 26g of fat, and a total of 466 calories. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up almond extract, cherries, eggs, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Make cakes: Finely chop 3 oz. bittersweet chocolate and place in a medium bowl; set over a pot of simmering water.

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Bittersweet Chocolate

Water

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Add cream and stir until melted. Stir in almond extract.

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Almond Extract

Cream

Refrigerate for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until cooled and thick enough to scoop with a spoon.

Sprinkle cocoa powder onto a large piece of waxed paper. Using a teaspoon, scoop mixture into 12 evenly sized balls and drop into cocoa.

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Cocoa Powder

Roll into rough balls, coating evenly with cocoa. Freeze truffles while preparing cakes.

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Truffles

Cocoa Powder

Roll

Preheat oven to 400F. Grease 12 (6 oz.) glass custard cups or ramekins with shortening and dust with cocoa powder. Tap out excess.

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Cocoa Powder

Shortening

Custard

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Place on a large rimmed baking sheet.

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Chop remaining chocolate and butter into small pieces.

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Chocolate

Butter

Transfer to a large, microwave-safe bowl.

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Heat for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring at 1-minute intervals.

Whisk until smooth.

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Whisk

Whisk in confectioners' sugar, vanilla and flour, stirring until smooth.

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Powdered Sugar

Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Whisk in yolks and whole eggs one at a time.

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Egg

Egg Yolk

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Whisk

Divide batter among cups. Put one truffle in each cup and push into center of batter.

Bake until tops are set but slightly jiggly, 15 to 17 minutes.

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Oven

Combine cherries, their juice and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.

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Cherries

Juice

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Mix cornstarch and Amaretto; add to cherries, stirring until sauce is thickened and shiny.

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Corn Starch

Amaretto Liqueur

Cherries

Sauce

When cakes are done, remove from oven and allow to sit for 1 to 2 minutes. To serve, spoon 2 to 3 Tbsp. sauce onto dessert plates. Run a knife around each cake to loosen; invert cakes onto sauce.

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Sauce

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