Chef John's Chocolate Lava Cake
""Legend has it that this dessert was the result of a major catering disaster. The dessert for this particular event was to be individual chocolate cakes, but someone took them out of the ovens to soon and the centers where not cooked enough and still liquefied. Well, there was no time to take them off the plates and cook them more, so the Chef simply had his wait staff introduce the dessert as Chocolate 'Lava' Cake! Brilliant!"..."
INGREDIENTS
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butter as needed
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2 egg yolks
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2 eggs
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3 tablespoons white sugar
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3 1/2 ounces chopped dark chocolate
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5 tablespoons butter
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4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
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3 tablespoons flour
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1 pinch salt
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1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
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