Chocolate Volcanoes With Raspberry Coulis
photo by CountryLady
- Ready In:
- 38mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
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Chocolate Volcano
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons instant espresso powder (instant coffee granules may be used)
- 1 tablespoon boiling water
- 1⁄2 cup flour
- 1⁄4 cup cocoa powder
- 3⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
- 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
- 2⁄3 cup butter, softened
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
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Raspberry Coulis
- 1 (10 1/2 ounce) package frozen raspberries, thawed
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 1 -2 tablespoon Grand Marnier
directions
- Volcano: Dissolve coffee granules in boiling water& set aside to cool.
- Grease 6, 4-oz (125 ml) ramekins.
- Using a whisk, combine flour, cocoa and baking powder in a small bowl, set aside.
- Melt chocolate in a double boiler, add butter& sugar and stir until smooth; transfer to a large bowl.
- Using an electric mixer, beat in eggs 1 at a time on medium speed, add dissolved coffee& flour mixture and continue beating until fully mixed; raise mixer speed to high and beat for 6 more minutes.
- Pour batter into ramekins and tightly wrap with plastic wrap; freeze overnight or up to 2 weeks.
- Coulis: Combine raspberries& sugar in a blender and puree until smooth; strain through a sieve or cheesecloth to remove seeds.
- Add liqueur and store in refrigerator.
- Assembly: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Take ramekins out of freezer, remove plastic wrap& bake volcanoes for 18 minutes – no longer!
- Cool on rack for 5 minutes- the outsides will be crusty and the centers will be gooey (sort of like your average volcano).
- To serve, drizzle individual plates with raspberry coulis; invert each ramekin onto a plate& add a small scoop of ice cream.
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Reviews
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At first glance, this recipe seemed difficult because there are so many various steps. But it really was quite easy and worth the effort, because this is a rich, decadent, very-chocolatey cake. The directions only give the baking time for a frozen cake, but I wanted to bake two of them immediately. So I cut the baking time down to 15 minutes, and they were a little overdone. Perhaps 13 minutes would have made the "lava" flow more easily.
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