Easy Oozing Chocolate Lava Cake Recipe

Happy Valentines day Y'all! So the dessert portion of our Valentines foods, of course has to be a Chocolate lava cake. Now don't be scared. This is actually really easy to make, hence the name easy in the title. Now you all know Chocolate is definitely a sexy eat. So here is a little sexy history on yours and mines favorite, CHOCOLATE'!
Chocolate has enjoyed a reputation as an aphrodisiac since those crazy Conquistadores first laid eyes on the "pagan" ways of the Aztecs (who did regard chocolate as a medicine, but probably not as an aphrodisiac). This reputation positively flourished in the courts of the French kings of the 18th century. The art and literature of the time is thick with erotic imagery in connection with chocolate, partially propelled by the writings of the Marquis de Sade, who mixed the erotic qualities of chocolate with its ability to disguise poisons. Casanova, too, used chocolate (and champagne) as a means of seduction.
In the court of Louis XV, Madame de Pompadour took her chocolate with ambergris to stimulate her desire for the king -- it was said that she was cold to him. Madame du Barry was the opposite: she was reputed to be nymphomaniacal and encouraged her lovers to drink chocolate in order to keep up with her.
Today, in our age of science, you will read articles in magazines that claim that chocolate is an aphrodisiac based on studies from reputable universities. Partially true. Scientists have isolated phenylethylamine (PEA); this is a stimulant (found in small amounts in some foods, including chocolate, and also found in the brain) that raises blood pressure and heart rate. A miniscule amount of PEA is released by the brain at moments of emotional euphoria.
So without further ado, here is the Easy Oozing Chocolate Lava Cake Recipe....mmm mmm mmm ENJOY!

INGREDIENTS:

4 individual ramekins
6 oz Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate (or use your favorite 70% dark chocolate bar)
1 stick of butter (8 Tablespoons). (diced, room temperature)
3 Eggs
1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
1/3 cup Flour
Butter for Ramekins

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350°F
1. Melt chocolate in a double boiler. When melted, take off stove top.
2. Stir in diced butter, until it melts.
3. In another bowl, beat eggs and sugar, until it starts to whiten.
4. Stir in melted chocolate and then the flour.
5. Butter 4 individual ramekins, and pour in chocolate batter.
6. Cook for about 12-15minutes. Depending on how oozy you want it.
7. Tip ramekins upside down onto dessert plates and serve.
Voilà!

You can definitely prepare your chocolate lave cake recipe ahead of time, and then bake 12 minutes before serving. I always do it this way!

In terms of buttering the ramekins: butter the bottoms first, and then butter the sides, wiping from the bottom up to the top. It helps the chocolate to rise even more.

In terms of baking time… well, it depends on how runny you want it! I like it with a super-liquid-oozing center -- so do my guests! For this, you want the top to be cooked through, but the center to be liquid. You can check with a toothpick after 12 minutes of baking.
If you don't like liquid-center chocolate desserts, just cook for a little longer, and you will have an incredibly moist chocolate cake. So, either way, you can't go wrong!

You can serve yours with powdered sugar and whipped cream and any kind of sauce you like. I find it easy to serve it with Smukers strawberry Syrup! Yummo! Serving it plain right out of the oven is great too! How can you not fall in love with this simple and easy dessert?