Chocolatey Flourless Delights

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 ounces best quality chocolate
• 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 4 large egg whites
• 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• whipped cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat over to 400 degrees.
• 2 have all ingredients at room temperature.
• 3 butter then dust with sugar muffin pan or other similar molds.
• 4 heat chocolate& butter until melted& smooth (either in a microwave on medium or on top of a double boiler with barely simmering water).
• 5 remove from heat& sift in cocoa& stir until smooth.
• 6 using hand mixer or whisk, slowly beat cream of tartar and egg whites.
• 7 increase speed to high and gradually add sugar until peaks hold their shape.
• 8 add one quarter of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture to lighten it a bit and then fold in the rest of the egg whites.
• 9 fill the muffin tins about 3/4 of the way and bake 7 – 8 minutes.
• 10 remove from oven& cool 2 minutes on a wire rack, the cakes will appear cracked on top and should be runny in the center.
• 11 unmold individual cakes by inverting muffin tins over rack.
• 12 serve with dollop of whipped cream.
• 13 you can make these delights a few days in advance.
• 14 simply keep the filled molds in your fridge, just make sure to increase baking time by about 2 or so minutes.