Recipe for Chocolate Lava Cake

Attention all chocolate lovers! This recipe for Chocolate Lava Cake is a decadent chocolate dessert that chocoholics will love. Serve with your favorite ice vanilla ice cream.

Wine Pairing: Select a Cabernet Sauvginon with low tannin and lots of fruit to complement the sweetness of this chocolate dessert. Consider d'ArtCabernet Sauvignon. D'Art is a small family owned Lodi winery that specializes in premium red wines. This estate bottled Cabernet Sauvignon has soft tannins and a hint of cocoa that should go well with this rich chocolate dessert.



Ingredients for chocolate lava cake:
4 ounces semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup butter (plus more for buttering dishes)
1 Tablespoon Cabernet Sauvignon
1 Teaspoons vanilla
1 cups confectioners sugar
2 eggs
1 egg yolks
6 Tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
powdered sugar

Instructions for this cake:
1. Butter 4 6oz. custard cups.
2. In a medium bowl combine the chocolate and the butter. Melt in microwave. 3. Blend in wine, vanilla, and sugar.
4. Whisk eggs and egg yolks and add to the chocolate mixture.
5. Stir in the flour, cinnamon, and ginger
6. Butter the 4 custard dishes and spoon mixture into dishes
7. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. The sides should be firm but centers soft.
8. Cool slightly for a few minutes.
9. Gently remove cakes from dishes. Set on serving plates. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and drizzle with thin lines of chocolate syrup.