gourmet food

It's amazing how so many people love chocolate cakes. One of my favorite is the "Red Lobster Chocolate Lava Cakes". It's sooooo delicious!

If you are like me
I urge you to try this recipe when you have time. You'll fall in love with it. Trust me... :-)

So here it is:

Red Lobster Chocolate Lava Cakes

Number of servings: 6 persons

Ingredients:

• Nonstick cooking spray


• 
  6 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
  coarsely chopped


• 
  10 tablespoons unsalted butter or margarine
  at room temperature


• 
  1/2 cup granulated sugar


• 
  1/2 cup flour


• 
  3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder


• 
  3/4 teaspoon baking powder


• 
  3 large eggs
  at room temperature


• 
  1 (10 ounce) package frozen raspberries thawed
  pur้ed in blender


• 
  Fresh raspberries
  optional


• 
  1/2 cup heavy cream
  softly beaten


• 
  Fresh mint sprigs
  optional


• 
  Confectioners' sugar for dusting
  optional

Instructions

1. Spray inside 6 individual custard cups or souffl้ dishes with nonstick cooking spray; then set aside. In small heavy saucepan over low heat
melt chocolate
stirring until smooth. Add butter and sugar; stir until melted.

2. Pour chocolate mixture into large bowl. In small bowl
mix together flour
cocoa
and baking powder.

3. With electric mixer at medium-high speed
beat chocolate mixture; add eggs and flour mixture; beat about 6 minutes until thickened. Divide mixture evenly among prepared dishes; cover with plastic wrap. Freeze at least 2 hours or overnight.

4. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.

5. Remove and discard plastic from frozen cakes. Bake 15 to 18 minutes
until edges are set and center is moist. Cool cakes slightly before inverting onto serving platters.

Miam miam! :-)

Enjoy!

ฉ 2006. Joana Steele.