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Molten chocolate cakes

Molten chocolate cakes

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Small, individual dark chocolate cakes, baked for 14 minutes in buttered and sweetened soufflé molds. Serve warm, with cream.

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Recipe from Juetho, Benny Parth, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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These small chocolate cakes can be made in just a few minutes and are served individually. The inside remains soft and gooey, while the surface is slightly crisp.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time14 min
  • Total29 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodBaking mussels individually in the oven
  • Estimated cost$6.08 $1.52 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $3.29
  • $1.16
  • $0.03
  • $1.20
  • $0.02
  • $0.03
  • $0.35

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

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 210 °C. Melt the chocolate using a double boiler. Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, then fold in the eggs and melted chocolate.
  2. Mix the flour and yeast together, sift them into the dough, and thoroughly combine everything. ≈ 4 min
  3. Butter 4 mussel shells and sprinkle them with sugar. Only fill the mussel shells halfway, as the batter will rise. ≈ 10 min
  4. Bake for 14 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve warm.

The bill

Molten chocolate cakes

  • 125 g of dark chocolate coating$3.29
  • 125 g of butter$1.16
  • 40 grams of sugar$0.03
  • 3 eggs at room temperature$1.20
  • 1 heaping tablespoon of flour$0.02
  • 4 g of baking powder (about a teaspoon)$0.03
  • butter and sugar for the mussels$0.35

Total$6.08

that's $1.52 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 125 g of dark chocolate coating
  • 125 g of butter
  • 40 grams of sugar
  • 3 eggs at room temperature
  • 1 heaping tablespoon of flour
  • 4 g of baking powder (about a teaspoon)
  • butter and sugar for the mussels

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