Small, melt-in-your-mouth dark chocolate cakes

Small, melt-in-your-mouth dark chocolate cakes

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Small, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate cakes, made with butter and vanilla, that can be baked in just a few minutes and dusted with powdered sugar: a quick a…

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These dark chocolate cakes are made with just a few ingredients. Melted dark chocolate is mixed with beaten eggs and sugar, then briefly baked.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Total30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$7.67 $1.28 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.92
  • $5.26
  • $0.70
  • $0.08
  • $0.02
  • $0.31
  • $0.38

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Chop the chocolate and butter into small pieces, place them in a bowl, and melt them together in a double boiler, stirring occasionally. ≈ 8 min
  2. Beat the eggs with some of the powdered sugar until they are light and fluffy, then add the melted chocolate, flour, baking powder, and vanilla. ≈ 4 min
  3. Pour the batter into a greased baking dish and bake for 7 to 10 minutes in a preheated oven at 200 °C.
  4. Sprinkle the remaining powdered sugar on top. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Small, melt-in-your-mouth dark chocolate cakes

  • 100 g of butter$0.92
  • 200 g of dark chocolate (70% cocoa)$5.26
  • 2 eggs$0.70
  • 60 g of flour$0.08
  • 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder$0.02
  • 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract$0.31
  • 100 g of powdered sugar$0.38

Total$7.67

that's $1.28 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 100 g of butter
  • 200 g of dark chocolate (70% cocoa)
  • 2 eggs
  • 60 g of flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
  • 100 g of powdered sugar

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