Relish this chocolate centered espresso cake served with vanilla ice cream - a superb dessert made using Original Bisquick® mix.
Molten Chocolate Espresso Cakes
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- Unsweetened baking cocoa
- 6 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 3/4 cup butter or margarine, cut into pieces
- 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder or instant coffee granules
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup Original Bisquick™ mix
- Vanilla ice cream, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 450°F. Grease bottoms and sides of 6 (6-oz) custard cups with butter; sprinkle with cocoa. Place on 15x10x1-inch pan.
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Step2In 2-quart saucepan, melt chocolate and 3/4 cup butter over low heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in espresso powder, vanilla and cinnamon.
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Step3In large bowl, beat eggs and powdered sugar with electric mixer on low speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until blended. Gradually add chocolate mixture, beating on low speed, then gradually add Bisquick mix, beating until blended. Divide batter evenly among custard cups.
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Step4Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until sides are set and centers are still soft (tops will be puffed and slightly cracked). Let stand 3 minutes.
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Step5Serve in cups, or to unmold before serving, run small knife or metal spatula along sides of cakes to loosen. Immediately place heatproof serving plate upside down over each cup; turn plate and cup over and remove cup. Sprinkle with additional powdered sugar, if desired. Serve warm with ice cream.
Nutrition
570
Calories
36g
Total Fat
6g
Protein
55g
Total Carbohydrate
45g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 570
- Calories from Fat
- 330
- Total Fat
- 36g
- 56%
- Saturated Fat
- 21g
- 105%
- Trans Fat
- 1 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 200mg
- 67%
- Sodium
- 330mg
- 14%
- Potassium
- 170mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 55g
- 18%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 45g
- Protein
- 6g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 6 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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