single serving chocolate cake
A warm and gooey single serving chocolate cake.
Servings 1
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 45 g good quality dark chocolate I use 70%, chopped
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar coconut sugar also works fine
- pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon flour all-purpose or whole wheat pastry flour
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F /190°C.
- Butter and flour a small ramekin.
- Place the butter and dark chocolate in a microwave-proof bowl and microwave in short bursts to melt. (Alternately you can do this over a double boiler, but I find that creates extra bowls I don't want to deal with.) Stir to combine.
- Add the sugar to the melted chocolate mixture and whisk to incorporate.
- Add the egg to the melted chocolate mixture and whisk to combine well.
- Add the pinch of salt and flour and stir until just combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared ramekin and place in the oven.
- Bake for 8-12 minutes, depending on how gooey you want your cake to be. The less time in the oven, the more gooey the cake will be.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cook for about 2 minutes.
- Using oven mitts, carefully invert the cake onto a plate. The cake should be warm, and gooey, very slightly underdone.
- Have at it!
Notes
*I've used granulated sugar, brown sugar, sucanat, and coconut sugar all with good results.
**I've used all purpose flour, whole wheat pastry flour, and buckwheat flour all with good results.
-This cake is intended for immediate consumption
-If you remove it from the oven and its's a little too gooey for your tastes but you've already removed it from the ramekin, simply pop it in the microwave for 30-60 seconds.
-You can probably entirely cook this cake in the microwave, but I've never tried it.
**I've used all purpose flour, whole wheat pastry flour, and buckwheat flour all with good results.
-This cake is intended for immediate consumption
-If you remove it from the oven and its's a little too gooey for your tastes but you've already removed it from the ramekin, simply pop it in the microwave for 30-60 seconds.
-You can probably entirely cook this cake in the microwave, but I've never tried it.