Thursday, July 19, 2007

a perfect chocolate dessert

[photo and recipe from foodnetwork.com]

Doesn't this dessert look fabulous?! Tonight I watched an episode of Nigella Lawson's show on the Food Network that I had recorded and she made this. It was all ooey and gooey and chocolately. I have to try this out soon!

Chocohotopots

1 stick plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, with 60 percent cocoa solids
2 eggs
3/4 cup superfine sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Place a baking sheet in the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. Butter 4 (1 cup capacity) ramekins with 1 tablespoon butter.

Either in a microwave or in a bowl suspended over a pan over simmering water, melt the dark chocolate and 1 stick butter, then set aside to cool a little.

In another bowl, mix the eggs with the sugar and flour with a hand whisk and beat in the cooled butter and chocolate mixture. Divide the mixture between the 4 buttered ramekins. Bake for about 20 minutes, by which time the tops will be cooked and cracked and the chocolate gooey underneath.

Place each ramekin on a small plate with a teaspoon and serve. Make sure to warn people that these desserts will be HOT!

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