Instant Pot Molten Chocolate Cake
September 23, 2018
Molten chocolate cake was made famous at french restaurants like Jean Georges- they are characterized by a firm exterior with a gooey chocolate center when you break into them. It’s difficult to get this level of nuance with an oven, but using the steam function on your Instant Pot makes this a fairly quick and easy dessert to throw together.
I’ve scaled the recipe down to make about 2 small ramekin desserts at a time, but you can make more and refrigerate the batter if you have leftover.
Ingredients
- 1.5 tablespoons butter, softened at room temperature
- 6 oz. chocolate chips, melted
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 cup flour
Tools I Used
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate in a double boiler.
- Cream the butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl using a hand mixer.
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- Slowly add the eggs, the vanilla, and the flour and blend more.
- Fold in the cooled chocolate.
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- Line some ramekins with parchment paper or baking cups, or grease them well.
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- Pour portions of the batter into the ramekins.
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- Line the ramekins up on a trivet inside the instant pot. Add 2 cups of water to the bottom of the instant pot and then set the instant pot to cook for 7 minutes.
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- Remove the ramekins carefully from the hot Instant Pot and let cool for 2 minutes.
- Invert the ramekin onto a plate and let the cake slide out. Remove any parchment paper or baking cup, and serve immediately, topped with fresh fruit.
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Written by Will Chiong who lives and works in New York building useful things.