Chocolate Espresso Lava Cake

Here is the perfect dessert for Valentine's Day! I think these little canning jars full of chocolatey goodness look pretty fancy schmancy, but they are easy peasy and best of all can be made up in advance! So, no need to stress! ENJOY!


Chocolate Espresso Lava Cake
Adapted from my friend Julie Hasson


Prepare 6 half pint, wide-mouth, mini canning jars

{I always double this recipe...because they are great to have on hand to pass out to neighbors and friends! My hubby reminds me not to use the word "always"...but truly, I have never made a single batch...always made 12, honey!}

Ingredients:

1 cup flour

¾ cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder

2 tsp. instant espresso powder {the jury is out…more friends like it when made with General Foods International Flavors Coffee Drink Mix…but…ONE.BIG.OLE.PROBLEM. WANNA guess? YEP. HFCS. NOT good for you. :}

1 ½ tsp. Rumford baking powder {Aluminum-Free}

1 cup unsalted butter, melted

1 cup organic sugar

1 cup light brown sugar, packed in tight

4 eggs…no soy flour this time

2 tsp. pure vanilla extract

½ tsp. pure almond extract

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips OR 1 cup chopped Resse’s Peanut Butter cups {EVERYBODY”S FAVORITE!!}

*chocolate syrup

*homemade ice cream

Directions:

*In a medium bowl, sift flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder and baking powder all together. Set aside.

*In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter and sugars until it is all blended.
Add in eggs and whisk away. Add in extracts. Mix all ingredients together.

*Spoon about 2/3 of a cup into prepared half-pint mini canning jars {I squeeeel…because they are so a.dor.able!}

*Top each with chocolate chips or whatever you want that will melt!!! Press chips into batter with the back of a spoon. Cover and let chill overnight…or at least for an hour.

*Preheat oven to 350*. Let jars sit out at room temp for about five minutes to avoid cracked glass!!!

*Bake uncovered for 30 minutes. DO NOT BE TEMPTED TO KEEP BAKING THEM. They will be runny. Let cool for about 5 minutes and top with HOMEMADE ice cream and Organic Midnight MOO Chocolate Syrup {Trader Joe’s}




Shared with: newlyweds, a bowl full of lemons

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