Dark Chocolate Lava Cakes
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
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Dark Chocolate Lava Cake
Yield: Makes 14 cakes
Ingredients:
1-1/2
cups cold milk
1
package (4-serving size) instant chocolate pudding and pie filling mix
1
package (about 18 ounces) dark chocolate cake mix
1
cup buttermilk
2
whole eggs
3
egg yolks
1/4
cup vegetable oil
2
tablespoons water
1
tablespoon butter, melted
1/4
cup granulated sugar
Sifted powdered sugar
Preparation:
1.
Combine milk and pudding mix in medium bowl; whisk until smooth. Place plastic wrap on surface of pudding; refrigerate.
2.
Combine cake mix, buttermilk, whole eggs, egg yolks, oil and water in large bowl; stir by hand until almost smooth (a few lumps will remain). Do not use electric mixer. Cover and refrigerate batter 1 hour.
3.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Brush melted butter inside 14 (5-ounce) ramekins. Sprinkle evenly with granulated sugar.
4.
Place 2 tablespoons batter into each prepared ramekin. Bake 10 to 12 minutes (batter will not cook through completely). Remove ramekins from oven; place 1 heaping tablespoon pudding in center of each ramekin and cover with 2 tablespoons batter.
5.
Bake 14 to 16 minutes until wooden pick inserted in top layer of cakes comes out clean. Remove from oven to wire racks; cool 7 to 10 minutes. Invert cakes onto serving plates. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve immediately.
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