Chocolate Lava Cake is a dessert that I decided I wanted to learn to make. A google search that began with “how to…” lead me to “how to learn something new everyday”. I decided that learning something new everyday sounded like a good idea. Do you know how much information you consume every day? Today I read that we are constantly consuming information in amounts that can be measured in gigabytes. In case you didn’t know, one gigabyte is 1,000,000,000 bytes. Click here for a more detailed explanation.
To put this into perspective, 1 gigabyte equals an entire pickup truck filled with paper (source). According to this site, we consume 74.92 gigabytes of data every day. That’s enough to fill 74 pickup trucks filled with paper (source).
Wow.
For LB the number is likely doubled.
“Boy Genius”
What does this information have to do with the [blog post title] Chocolate Lava Cake?
Nothing.
But it may appeal to any technical enthusiast that happens onto my blog.
Also it has everything to do with learning something new.
That said, welcome to
Chocolate Lava Cake 101
What you’ll need for class:
• no stick cooking spray
• cocoa powder (for dusting)
• 8 Tablespoons butter
• 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• 3 eggs yolks
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• Recommended for topping: vanilla ice cream, berries, whipped cream
Here is how it is done
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
Spray four ramekins with non stick spray and place on a baking sheet.
Dust ramekins with cocoa powder.
Microwave the butter, bittersweet chocolate and semisweet chocolate in a large bowl on high for about one minute, until the butter is melted. 
Stir until the chocolate is also melted.
Stir in the powdered sugar until well blended. 
Mix in the eggs and egg yolks. 
Add the vanilla… 
and the flour…
and wisk. 
Divide the mixture among the ramekins.
Bake until the sides are firm and the centers are soft, 11-13 minutes.
Let cool 1 minute. Invert onto plates or serve in the ramekin while warm…
with one or all of the recommended toppings.
And now you know about chocolate lava cakes as well as gigabytes.
We’ll be well rounded in more ways than one.
Chocolate Lava Cake
Ingredients
• No stick cooking spray
• cocoa powder (for dusting)
• 8 Tablespoons butter
• 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• Recommended for topping: vanilla ice cream, berries, whipped cream
Directions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Spray four ramekins with non stick spray and place on a baking sheet. Dust ramekins with cocoa powder.
Microwave the butter, bittersweet chocolate and semisweet chocolate in a large bowl on high for about one minute, until the butter is melted. Whisk until the chocolate is also melted. Stir in the powdered sugar until well blended. Whisk in the eggs and egg yolks. Add the vanilla. Stir in the flour. Divide the mixture among the ramekins.
Bake until the sides are firm and the centers are soft, 11-13 minutes. Let cool 1 minute. Invert onto plates while warm and serve with recommended toppings.
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