Warm, Soft Chocolate Cake

Name: Warm, Soft Chocolate Cake
Yield: Makes 4 individual cakes
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons flour, plus more for dusting; ½ cup (1 stick) butter, plus some for buttering the molds; 4 squares (4 ounces) bittersweet chocolate, preferably Valrhona; ¼ cup sugar; 2 eggs; 2 egg yolks

Preparation info

Makes
4
individual cakes

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Jean-Georges

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 1998

About

Undercooked chocolate cake: “A mistake,” says Jean-Georges, that has become one of the most popular (and copied) desserts in New York. When you cut into the brownie-like crust with your spoon the warm creamy pudding-like center oozes out. This brings out the kid in everyone; but the barely sweet nature of the chocolate batter is too sophisticated for most children.

It’s best when served wit