Fallen Chocolate Cake

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 1998

This undercooked chocolate cake baked in a ramekin is a restaurant staple. Could we translate it for the home kitchen?

SERVES 8 to 10

TIME 1¼ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted a fallen chocolate cake recipe with an intense flavor, light texture and an irresistibly runny center. After arriving at satisfactory amounts of butter (1/2 cup), flour (very little), chocolate (a lot), and eggs (four whole eggs p...

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