Warm chocolate date cakes
Warm chocolate date cakes recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 cup Sunsweet Dates, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped toasted hazelnuts or walnuts
- 1/3 cup butter
- 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 3 large eggs
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoons hazelnut or other liqueur
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Recipe method:
- Butter 6, 3/4 cup, custard cups.
- Sprinkle dates and nuts in bottom of cups, dividing evenly.
- In small saucepan, stir butter and chocolate over low heat until melted. Cool.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- With electric mixer, beat eggs, egg yolks and sugar on high speed until mixture is light and fluffy, about 8 to 12 minutes.
- Beat in flour.
- Gently stir in chocolate mixture, liqueur and vanilla extract.
- Blend well.
- Pour batter into prepared custard cups and place on baking sheet.
- Bake for 12 minutes or until set around sides but soft in center.
- Cool for 5 minutes.
- Run a sharp knife around edge of each and invert onto plates.
- Serve with ice cream or whipped cream, if desired.
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