 Chocolate Volcano Cake
Chocolate Volcano Cake
Serves 8
Ingredients:
1 pound butter
11 ounces bittersweet chocolate
7 ounces sugar
3 whole eggs
3 egg yolks
3 egg white
Vanilla extract to taste
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 ounces flour
2 ounces cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 ounce Grand Marnier
1 tablespoon orange zest
Grand Marnier whipped cream (see recipe below)
Preparation:
Melt together 12 ounces butter and bittersweet chocolate. Set aside.
Mix remaining 4 ounces butter and 5 ounces sugar until fluffy. Add whole eggs and egg yolks one by one, mixing about 30 seconds between each. Add melted butter and chocolate (needs to be just lukewarm). Add Grand marnier and orange zest.
Sift together flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder. Add dry ingredients into the butter/egg mixture and mix for 3 minutes at high speed.
Make a meringue with the egg whites and remaining 2 ounces sugar. Fold into the chocolate mixture.
Fill ramakin dish with 7 ounces of the mixture.
Bake at 375 degrees F for 15 - 20 minutes. Serve warm with Grand marnier Whipped Cream.
Grand Marnier Whipped Cream:
1 liter heavy cream
3.5 ounces sugar
3 ounces Grand marnier
Whip heavy cream together with sugar. Add in Grand Marnier. Serve in a small container next to the volcano dish.
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