Frank Linn - Chef
Warm Chocolate Molten Cake
with
Black Raspberry Sauce and
Frangelico Cream
(Servings 4)
For the Cake...
Ingredients:
1) 5 oz. Bittersweet (not unsweetened)
or chopped semisweet chocolate
2) 1/4 cup Unsalted Butter (1/2 stick)
3) 1 tbs. Brandy
4) 2 large Eggs
5) 2 large Egg Yolks
6) 5 tbs. Sugar
7) 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
8) 1 tsp. Instant Espresso Powder or Instant
Coffee Powder
9) 1 large pinch of Salt
10) 1 tbs. All-Purpose Flour
Preparation:
1) Generously butter four 3/4 cup souffle
dishes or custard cups.
2) Arrange on a baking sheet.
3) Stir chocolate and butter in a heavy
small saucepan over low heat until
smooth.
Remove from heat; stir in brandy. Cool 10 minutes, stirring
occasionally.
4) Using an electric mixer, beat eggs,
yolks, 4 tablespoons sugar, vanilla, 1
teaspoon espresso
powder and salt for about 6 minutes in a medium
setting.
5) Sift flour over batter; fold in flour.
6) Fold batter in the chocolate mixture.
7) Divide batter among dishes...filling
completely.
8) Preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
9) Bake cakes until tops are puffed (about
15 minutes).
10) Cook cakes 5 minutes.
For the Frangelico Cream...
Ingredients:
1) 1/2 cup chilled Whipping Cream
2) 1 tbs. Powdered Sugar
3) 1 tbs. Grangelico
Preparation:
1) Whip Cream.
2) Add sugar and liquor.
For the Blackberry Sauce...
Ingredients:
1) 1 package fresh Blackberries
2) 1 cup Sugar
3) 1 tbs. Water
Preparation:
1) Add sugar and the blaskberries to a
small sauce pan and cook over
medium high heat
with the water until blackberries have broken
down and reduced
slightly.
2) Strain and place into a bottle to cool
For the Coco Filo...
Ingredients:
1) 1 package Filo
2) 2 tbs. sweet Coco Powder and Sugar
combined.
3) 1/2 cup melted Butter
Preparation:
1) Cut filo into squares and separate.
2) Line a sheetpan with parchment paper
and place 1 square of filo on top.
3) Brush with melted butter and sprinkle
with coco.
4) Continue until you have a stack of
three squares.
5) Bake at 350 degrees for 9 minutes and
let cool.
For the Garnish...
Ingredients:
1) 4 pieces Mint
2) 8 pieces Blackberries
3) 1/4 cup Hazelnuts (see below for the
preparation)
4) 2 tbs. powdered Sugar
Preparation of the Hazelnuts:
1) Bake hazelnuts at 350 degrees until
slightly toasted...about 10 minutes.
2) Let cool.
3) Remove skins and chop fine.
...The final preparation for
serving...
1) Serve berry sauce onto plate and top
with cake.
2) Then top the cake with coco filo.
3) Spoon whipped cream alongside of the
cake and garnish with berries and
mint.
4) Spoon hazelnuts alongside of cake.
5) Sprinkle half of filo with powdered
sugar.
6) Serve!