Mini Chocolate Strawberry Lava Cakes

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg

• Condiments

  • 1/4 cup Strawberry preserves

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/4 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup Confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tsp Granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup Semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract

• Drinks

  • 1/2 tsp Espresso, instant powder

• Dairy

  • 4 tbsp Butter, unsalted

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 tsp granulated sugar, for dusting muffin tin cups
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
• 1/2 tsp instant espresso powder
• 1 egg, plus 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup strawberry preserves (I used reduced-sugar)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Generously butter four cups of a standard-sized muffin tin and sprinkle each with a bit of granulated sugar to coat the bottoms and sides.
• Add butter and chocolate chips to a small saucepan and heat over low heat, stirring until the mixture is melted and smooth. Remove saucepan from heat and let it cool a little bit.
• Whisk together flour, confectioners sugar, espresso powder, whole egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract in a bowl until evenly mixed and creamy. Whisk in melted and slightly cooled butter/chocolate mixture.
• Pour mixture evenly between four prepared muffin cups. Add about 1 tablespoon of strawberry preserves to the center of each lava cake. The batter will be fairly thick, so you may need to press the preserves into the center of each with a spoon or a spatula. Using the spoon/spatula, smooth some of the lava cake batter over top of the preserves, which are now under the surface. You shouldnt see much of the preserves, if any at all, once done.
• Bake for 11-13 minutes, or until the tops have firmed/stiffened up and the edges have browned. Youll notice the outside edges will begin to appear drier as they bake, which will continue inward as each lava cake puffs up slightly. The center of each may still appear sunken in a bit due to the preserves.
• Once done, remove from oven and let sit for 5 minutes. Carefully loosen the edges of each lava cake with a knife and invert onto a plate. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar if you like and serve immediately.