Chocolate Lava Muffins

Chocolate Lava Muffins
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These chocolate muffins are elegent and easy to make.
Prep Time
20 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Chocolate Lava Muffins
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These chocolate muffins are elegent and easy to make.
Prep Time
20 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
Muffins
Sauce
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Place a small metal bowl over a saucepan with simmering water. Melt the chocolate and butter in the bowl. Stir in vanilla.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour and salt. Sift these into the chocolate and mix well with electric hand mixer.
  4. Add eggs one at time, fully incorporating each egg before adding the next. Beat at high until batter is creamy and lightens in color, approximately 4 minutes. Chill mixture.
  5. Coat the top and each cup of the muffin tin with butter. Dust with the cocoa powder and shake out excess.
  6. Spoon mixture into pan using a 4-ounce scoop or ladle.
  7. Bake for 10 to 11 minutes. Outsides should be cake-like and centers should be gooey.
  8. While muffins are in oven, melt the ice cream in a small saucepan. Stir in the espresso powder. Serve over warm muffins.
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Chocolate Espresso Cheesecake

Chocolate Espresso Cheesecake
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A chocolate lover's dream cake!
Servings Prep Time
8 60 minutes
Servings Prep Time
8 60 minutes
Chocolate Espresso Cheesecake
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A chocolate lover's dream cake!
Servings Prep Time
8 60 minutes
Servings Prep Time
8 60 minutes
Ingredients
Crust
Filling
Glaze
Servings:
Instructions
Crust
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In food processor, add cookie crumbs and grind into fine crumbs. Add butter and blend until smooth. Press crust into bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Chill while preparing filling.
Filling
  1. In large bowl with electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add white and brown sugars and mix well.
  2. Add sour cream and ricotta and blend well. Add eggs one at a time and beat until mixture is smooth.
  3. Add melted chocolate, espresso, vanilla, and almond extract. Blend until mixture is very smooth. Pour mixture into springform pan.
  4. Bake approximately 1 hour. Turn off oven and crack door about 1inch. Leave cake in oven for 1 hour then remove and cool to room temperature.
Glaze
  1. In small saucepan, melt chocolate and butter over low heat and stir until smooth. Add pecans and stir until coated. Pour glaze over top of cheesecake and smooth to edges. Let some run over edges if you like. Chill until firm and cut into wedges to serve.
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