Hot Chocolate Fudge Cakes
Recipe Ingredients:
- 3.4 ounces all-purpose flour (about 3/4 cup)
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 5 teaspoons instant espresso powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup egg substitute
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 (2.6-ounce) bar dark (71% cocoa) chocolate (such as Valrhona Le Noir Amer), finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Recipe Instructions:
- Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups: level with a knife. Sift together flour, cocoa, espresso powder, baking powder, and salt.
- Place butter in a large bowl, beat with a mixer at medium speed 1 minute.
- Add granulated and brown sugars, beating till well blended (about 5 minutes). Add egg substitute and vanilla, beating up to well blended. Fold flour mixture into sugar mixture; fold in chocolate.
- Divide batter evenly among 10 (4-ounce) ramekins; arrange ramekins on a jelly-roll pan. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours or up to 2 days.
- Set and Heat up oven to 350° .
- Let ramekins stand at room temperature 10 minutes. Uncover and bake at 350° for 20 minutes or awaiting cakes are puffy and slightly crusty on top. Sprinkle evenly with powdered sugar; serve instantaneously.
