Chocolate Molten Cakes with Caramel Sauce

Don't let this recipe intimidate you! It make look daunting, but couldn't be any easier..I promise!!!! My family loves, loves these little cakes with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and homemade caramel sauce (another super easy one to make). You can use disposable 4 oz cake tins or 4 oz ceramic ramekins (Williams-Sonoma).

3/4 cup unsalted butter
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
5 large egg yolks
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon bourbon or vanilla - whatever makes you happy
1/4 cup cake flour, sifted - reg flour works just fine too!
Nonstick cooking spray

Salted Caramel Sauce, recipe below


Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bring 2-inches of water to a simmer in a medium pot over low heat. Put the butter and chocolate into a bowl that fits on top of the pot without the bottom of the bowl touching the water. Put the bowl onto the pot. When the butter and chocolate have melted, remove from the heat, and whisk in the powdered sugar.

In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks and eggs over the simmering water until warm. Fold in the chocolate mixture and the bourbon, then fold in the cake flour.

Spray 6 (4-ounce) cake tins with nonstick cooking spray. Fill the tins to a 1/2-inch from the top with the batter. Bake until they are set around the edges but are still a bit liquid in the center, about 10 to 12 minutes. Check them after 10 minutes. Don't overcook them or the center will not be liquid. Remove them from the oven and let them sit for 1 minute. Run a thin knife around edges and gently turn out onto dessert plates. Top each cake with a scoop of ice cream and a few spoonfuls of caramel sauce. Enjoy!!!!


Salted Caramel Sauce

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 stick unsalted butter
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp kosher salt

In medium pan over med heat, combine sugar, butter and cream. Stir constantly until butter is melted and cream is fully incorporated. Continue cooking caramel until sugar is dissolved and sauce boils gently for around 5 minutes, keep stirring. Add vanilla and salt. Stir and cook a few more minutes.