Mini Chocolate Cakes

The easiest and satisfying individual dessert, these mini chocolate cakes are great for holiday baking.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Desserts

Vegetarian

5-6

Ingredients

6 tbsp butter, plus a little for coating the ramekins

2 tbsp flour, plus a little for coating the ramekins

5-6 oz of milk chocolate bars

2 eggs

1 egg yolk

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 tbsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp salt

Optional toppings: ice cream, chocolate syrup, fruit

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees.
Butter and flour your individual serving dishes (or ramekins) and set them on a baking sheet. Set aside.
Take your chocolate bar and using a serrated knife (bread knife works great), chop your chocolate bar up into smaller pieces.
In a medium, microwave-safe bowl, add your chocolate and butter. Microwave in 30 second increments until it’s melted. Usually around 90 seconds or so. Once it’s melted, set aside.
In a medium bowl, add your eggs, yolk, sugar, vanilla extract and salt. Using a hand mixer (or stand mixer) and beat on medium high for 3-5 minutes. You’ll mix this until the egg mixture is thick and pale.
Add the melted chocolate and flour into the egg mixture and give it a good stir.
Divide the batter into your prepared serving dishes (ramekins) around 3/4 full.
Bake until the cake is set. You can also remove it a little early if you want a jiggly center for a melted chocolate texture in the middle. I bake this for 15 minutes or so.
I serve this with a scoop of chocolate, but you can also serve this with chocolate syrup with fruit, etc.