Many moons ago began my love of these wonderful little gems! When i found this recipe around 2010, (and i have no idea where I got it) I realized that I had found a keeper that would be forever in my stack of recipes. I included it in my book Princess on the Porch on page 15, and the blog Chocolatecastles.com. But in case you just want to print it and keep it handy for the nights when you want something so gooey and chocolaty that is easy and quick, make this! You can make it in the afternoon before company comes and the. pop it in the oven for 16-18 min when you are ready for dessert! Last night was one of those nights! Have been craving this for a week but because we have some pretty special friends/neighbors who have dropped off chocolate cream pie one night and coconut cream pie anothe night, dessert was taken care of so last night was the night! We have two left over to have tonight when we get back from having mexican food for the fist time in a week!!
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1 4 oz bar of bittersweet chocolate broken into small pieces
2 teas vanilla
1 cup powdered sugar (not granulated)
2 eggs plus 1 egg yolk, room temp
6 tables all purpose flour
1/4 teas cinnamon
Powdered sugar, whipped cream or ice cream for topping
Preheat oven to 425 degrees
Grease 4 custard cups well
Microwave chocolate and butter in 30 s conf increments until chocolate and butter is melted and then stir until chocolate is completely melted. Stir in vanilla (or any liquor flavor you might like, even amaretto is good)‚extract and powdered sugar.
Whisk eggs and yolk. thenadd to cooker chocolate mixture. Stir in remaining ingredients. Spoon evenly into cups and place on baking sheet! Bake for 16-18 min or until the center looks jiggly and still shines! remove from oven and turn over into serving plate. you can top with either ice cream, whipped cream with fresh raspberries or any topping that you like. Last night I had some white chocolate raspberry ice cream that I put on top and it was delicious!
serves 4. Cover any remaining cakes and place in refrigerator to just reheat for 30 seconds in the microwave
If you make these in the afternoon just cover them and place in the refrigerator until time to place in the oven. if they have been refrigerated it’ll take a minute or two longer than that above posted baking time!
Made this cake for a friend this week and it was such a hit. Several friends have ask for the recipe when they saw the picture on FB so here it is. It is easy and so yummy. Also, a friend of mine told me the other day that she didn’t understand how my cupcakes were always so soft and moist. The secret is, keep them in the refrigerator (covered) until about an hour before serving them.
1 Duncan Hines chocolate fudge cake mix
We got home from church and since Randy is needing to work overtime on the weekend, I decided that I would bake, while he worked. When I ask him what he was in the mood for, he said anything but chocolate since sometimes eating chocolate in the evenings keeps him from sleeping well. We had talked today about him needing a phone because the hand me down he got from me last year (for me to get a new phone with more memory) is acting up, so between me looking at recipes and new phones on the internet, I also was looking at puppies, since we do want to get another doggie when we end up moving to a new place. I was on a web site that had teacup yorkies when Randy walked in to ask what I had decided to bake. Before answering him, I showed him the cutest little yorkie with a pink bow in her hair and looked at him with puppy dog eyes that immediately told him I found an adorable yorkie. He looked at it and said, “how much does that cute little thing cost?” When I responded that she cost about $3000, he looked at me and said, “$3000? I wouldn’t even pay that for you.” I think this sheltering in place is beginning to show its ugly face. And please don’t write and tell me I’m awful for spending that much money on a dog when they have so many in shelters. We would NEVER pay that much for a dog or anything close to that. I just have fun looking at pictures of cute puppies. So now back to the cake. Going to the pantry to see what I had, I discovered I had the necessary ingredients to make a coconut cake. It ended up so moist and yummy and will have it to snack on for a couple of days. I use a small bundt pan that allows me to make two so I can put one in the freezer for another time. Picture is of the two small cake pans I used
Saw this on Facebook one night and remembered that to take a picture of the recipe. Well, last night I made it. Oh my,where has this been all my life? It was simply delicious and so easy to make. Before leaving for the grocery store yesterday, I actually remembered to look at the recipe to see what i would need to buy to make it. That is unusual for me. Usually I get to the store and think, “what was I needing to get to make such and such?” Then I get home and see the recipe and then think, “ok, next time I will look at the recipe BEFORE going to the store so I won’t have to jump back in the car (well, actually it has been years since I was able to “jump” in anything) and run back to the store, or in most cases, plan on making the new recipe after the next trip to the store. And the cycle goes on and on. But this time, I did actually remember to look and see what I needed BEFORE going. I like to think it is the new Vitamins I am using called Smarty Pants. But, since I got home with the newly bought ingredients to make this simple recipe that made us feel so sophisticated knowing we were eating a French dessert, it just immediately became a favorite. Seriously, it is so good. A cross between a pudding and a cake or a thicker Dutch Baby. Don’t get me started on how much we love Dutch Babies for breakfast. After you have one in Chicago, well, let’s just say that we remember Chicago more than just it’s hot dogs now. So go to the store, buy some raspberries, blueberries or blackberries and make it this weekend. You can thank me later.
One of the things I have missed most about curbside grocery pick up is just the great time of strolling the baking aisle and seeing any new products on the shelf. Monday when I braved the “social distancing while wearing a mask” time of going inside the store, I had a ball. When I saw this box, I knew it was mine.
Chocolate Castles 