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Bacchanalia's Warm Valrhona Chocolate Cake
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In the From the Menu of ... feature, Jeanne Besser, who fulfills readers' requests for restaurant recipes and tests them, called Bacchanalia's signature dessert "a chocolate lover's dream. Mini chocolate cakes burst with an eruption of chocolate ooze. It's the ultimate gooey treat."
From the menu of . . . Bacchanalia
1198 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta
404-365-0410
Q: Is it possible to get the recipe for Bacchanalia's Valrhona chocolate cake, and all the gush-centered secrets that it holds? It is to die for.
-- Mrs. Fran Jackson, Marietta
A: This signature dessert is a chocolate lover's dream. Mini chocolate cakes burst with an eruption of chocolate ooze. As in most professional kitchens, ingredients are measured out in weight. Here are the closest standard measures. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Hands on time: 10 minutes Total time: 18 minutes Serves: 6
Ingredients:
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6 ounces (1 1/2 sticks) butter
8 3/4 ounces Valrhona chocolate or extra-bitter chocolate, coarsely chopped
3 whole eggs
3 egg yolks
2 3/4 ounces ( 1/3 cup) granulated sugar
2 ounces (about 1/2 cup) all-purpose flour
Instructions:
Preheat oven on convection setting to 400 degrees (or to standard 425 degrees). Butter and lightly flour 6 small ramekins or molds and set aside. In a double boiler, melt butter and chocolate. Meanwhile, in an electric mixer on high speed, whip the eggs, egg yolks and sugar until fluffy, about 10 minutes. Reduce speed to low and slowly add flour. Add chocolate mixture until incorporated. Fill ramekins halfway with cake batter. Bake for 7-8 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool 3 to 5 minutes. Turn over onto plate and unmold.
Nutrition:
Per serving: 554 calories (percent of calories from fat, 74), 8 grams protein, 40 grams carbohydrates, 3 grams fiber, 46 grams fat, 262 milligrams cholesterol, 265 milligrams sodium.
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