Mocha Molten Chocolate Cake
Details
- Timing
- Timing
- Total:
- Bake:
- 20 Min.
- Prep:
- 45 Min.
- Skill Level:
- Expert
- Yields:
- 4 individual cakes
Cutting into this Mocha Molten Chocolate Cake and seeing the liquid chocolate center pour onto the plate is worth every moment spent making it. And that's before you even taste it! The rich chocolate center with a whipped mocha cream topping makes this dessert a winner for any dinner party or date night. Try it today! If you enjoyed this Mocha Molten Chocolate Cake recipe, try making our Easy Brownie Lava Cake next!
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 45 minutes
- Bake Time
- 20 minutes
- COOK TIME
- 5 minutes
- Cool Time
- 10 minutes
- Freeze Time
- 4 hours
BAKE MODE:
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Ingredients
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2 tspspowdered instant coffee
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1/4 cupwater
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1 cupall-purpose flour
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1/2 cupHERSHEY'S Cocoa, plus 1 tablespoon
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1/8 tspsalt
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3/4 cupbutter (1-1/2 sticks) plus 2 tablespoons, softened
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1-1/4 cupsgranulated sugar, divided
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2 tspsvanilla extract
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3eggs
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1 tsppowdered sugar
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Frozen Chocolate
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1 tsppowdered instant coffee
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3/4 cupheavy cream
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2 Tbspslight corn syrup
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1 tspvanilla extract
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Mocha Cream
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1 cupwhipping creme (1/2 pt)
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3 Tbspspowdered sugar
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1 Tbsp
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2 tspspowdered instant coffee
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1 tspvanilla extract
READY TO MAKE THIS?
Step-By-Step Directions
Equipment Needed
oven & stovetop
(4) 6 oz. ramekins
(2) mixing bowls
mixer
baking sheet
dinner plate
saucepan
freezer
1
Prepare Frozen Chocolate.
2
Heat oven to 425°F. Butter sides and bottom of four (6-oz.) ramekins. Place on baking sheet.
3
Dissolve instant coffee in water; set aside. Stir together flour, cocoa and salt; set aside.
4
Beat butter in large bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Set aside 1 tablespoon granulated sugar; gradually beat in remaining granulated sugar, vanilla and dissolved coffee, beating thoroughly.
5
Separate egg yolks from the egg whites. One at a time, add egg yolks to butter mixture, beating well after each addition.
6
In separate bowl, beat egg whites at low speed until frothy. Gradually increasing to high speed, beat the whites until soft peaks start to form. Add remaining tablespoon granulated sugar, one teaspoon at a time, beating until stiff, shiny peaks form.
7
Fold one third of the cocoa mixture and one-third of the egg whites into the butter mixture. One half at a time, gently fold remaining cocoa mixture and egg whites into mixture.
8
Spoon about 2/3 cup batter into each ramekin. Place heaping teaspoon Frozen Chocolate mixture on center of each batter-filled ramekin. Spoon about 1/4 cup of remaining batter over Frozen Chocolate making sure to cover completely.
9
Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until tops have started to crack.
10
While cakes are baking, reheat remaining Frozen Chocolate and make Mocha Cream.
11
To serve, carefully invert cake onto large dinner plate. Spoon Mocha Cream around base of cake; dust with powdered sugar. Garnish as desired. Serve immediately with the warmed chocolate sauce.
Frozen Chocolate:
Place chocolate chips and instant coffee in medium mixing bowl. Stir together cream and corn syrup in medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with wooden spoon, until mixture comes to a boil. Pour hot cream over chocolate, let stand 30 seconds; stir until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Stir in vanilla. Pour chocolate mixture into shallow bowl or dish. Cool slightly. Freeze at least 3 to 4 hours (mixture will not freeze completely).
Mocha Cream:
Beat cream, powdered sugar, cocoa, instant coffee and vanilla in small mixer bowl until cream starts to thicken, but is still pourable. DO NOT OVERHEAT.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 4 servingsServing size 1 (6 oz.) cake(369g)Amount per servingCalories1510% Daily Value*Total Fat 100g 128%Saturated Fat 63g 315%Trans Fat 3gCholesterol 335mg 112%Sodium 460mg 20%Total Carbohydrates 150g 55%Dietary Fiber 5g 18%Total Sugars 113gIncludes 110g Added Sugar 220%Protein 16gVitamin D 2 10%Calcium 116mg 8%Iron 11mg 60%Potassium 417mg 8%
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in aserving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 caloriesa day is used for general nutrition advice.
