4 (1 oz) squares semi-sweet chocolate*
½ cup butter or margarine
1 cup icing sugar
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
6 Tbsp flour#
Whipped cream or ice cream (to serve with cakes)
- Microwave chocolate and butter in large glass bowl on high for 1 minute, or until butter is melted. Stir with wire whisk until chocolate is completely melted.
- Stir in sugar until well blended. Whisk in eggs and egg yolks. Stir in flour.
- Divide batter between 4 greased (3/4 cup) custard cups or soufflé dishes. Place on baking sheet.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 13-14 minutes or until sides are firm but centres are soft. Let stand one minute.
- Carefully run small knife around cakes to loosen. Invert cakes onto dessert dishes (scoop them onto plate, upside down). Top with topping and serve immediately.
* Instead of semi-sweet baking chocolate, I use 15 squares of the PC bitter-sweet (or extra dark) 300g chocolate bar.
# To make this a gluten-free dessert, just substitute the flour for any gluten-free flour. (Because there’s so little flour, this works well without affecting the texture too much.)
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