Chocohotopots

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, with 60 percent cocoa solids
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup superfine sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 place a baking sheet in the oven and preheat to 400 degrees f.
• 2 ****butter the ramekins with 1 tablespoon butter.
• 3 either in a microwave or in a bowl suspended over a pan over simmering water, melt the dark chocolate and 1 stick butter, then set aside to cool a little.
• 4 in another bowl, mix the eggs with the sugar and flour with a hand whisk and beat in the cooled butter and chocolate mixture.
• 5 divide the mixture between the 4 buttered ramekins.
• 6 bake for about 20 minutes, by which time the tops will be cooked and cracked and the chocolate gooey underneath.
• 7 place each ramekin on a small plate with a teaspoon and serve.
• 8 make sure to warn people that these desserts will be hot!
• 9 ****special equipment: 4 (2/3 to 1-cup capacity) ramekins.