Molten Chocolate Cake or Coulant au Chocolat
Mmm Chocolate "Coulant", this nice little cake with a smooth and runny center...
So if you love chocolate, especially, the ooey-gooey style, so this is for you!
This dessert has become so popular that one might think it has always existed, when in fact it was created in 1981 by Michel Bras, France’s most venerated chef, in his restaurant of Laguiole.
The original recipe uses a frozen ganache filling surrounded by a cookie dough. Since 1981, the recipe has been simplified and the principle of 2 textures, 2 different temperatures is now often neglected. Many food writers have rhapsodized that this coulant has been copied often but never equaled.
Although simplified, this coulant au chocolat is just as appetizing as the original one. Fortunately, there’s a classic version of this amazing chocolate cake that’s easier to accomplish. Unfortunately I have never had the opportunity to taste the Michel Bras version. Hopefully soon!!
Ingredients:
100g (3.5 oz) of dark chocolate (over 70%)
100g (7 tbsp) of butter
100g (1/2 cup) superfine sugar
50g (1/3 cup) of flour
3 eggs
An untreated orange
Preheat the oven to 400ºF (200°C).
Melt butter and chocolate in a medium heat-proof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water.
Remove from heat, add sugar and stir with a wooden spoon or with a normal one, but not with a whisk, you do not want to incorporate air. Stir until sugar dissolves.
Add flour, stir and add the eggs 1 by 1 stirring after each addition.
Grate an orange into the chocolate mixture.
Place in moulds or ramekins. Bake in the oven 10 to 12 minutes.
Moelleux au chocolat
Ingrédients:
100g de chocolat (70%)
100g de beurre
100g de sucre
50g de farine
3 œufs
Le zeste d'une orange
Préchauffez le four à 200°C.
Au bain marie, faites fondre le chocolat et le beurre coupés en morceaux.
Hors feu, incorporez le sucre et mélangez à l'aide d'une cuillère en bois.
Ajoutez la farine, mélangez puis ajoutez les œufs, un par un, en mélangeant après chaque ajout.
Ajoutez le zeste d'orange. Versez dans des moules ou des ramequins et enfournez 10 à 12 mn.
Yes, please! especially with that dark chocolate!
ReplyDeleteI like that soft and creamy chocolate mixture inside :)
ReplyDeleteTerrific! That coulant looks just devilishly good.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Rosa
Totally irrestible! I can imagine the spoon going through the crust and meeting the melted chocolate... à tomber!
ReplyDeleteI love the ooey gooey centre! What an amazing recipe by an amazing chef. See - French treats ARE the best!
ReplyDeleteIrresistable I love choco lava cakes.Superb Click!
ReplyDeletecheers
Nimi
Brilliant Cherine! It's always nice to get a simplified version of a rather time-consuming recipe. This looks so wonderful with the warm oozing center!
ReplyDeleteSo decadent I love the gooey delicious chocolaty center!
ReplyDeleteIt's one of my fave desserts and when the chooolate oozes out, I get a big smile!
ReplyDeleteawesome and so tempting :)
ReplyDeleteOoooh heck yeah!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful and I am so relieved your recipe does not contain oodles of butter or egg yolks!
ReplyDeletej'en veux, j'en veux! tout ce chocolat hummmmm
ReplyDeleteOmg , this is soooo good!
ReplyDeleteGooey and delightful!
Beautiful, and sinfully delicious! Picture perfect and I am speechless :)
ReplyDeleteOooooo, my! Swoon! I need this in my belly, fast! Gorgeous pictures!!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog; happy I found you!
Mary xx
Delightful Bitefuls
It looks so yummy!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week :)
I can't think of anything that looks or sounds tastier!!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful coulant, my family is in love and wants me to make it asap
ReplyDeleteOooooo, This is just beyond beautiful, Chicho! I'm Absolutely speechless :)
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Aldy.
That gooey chocolate center looks so tempting. I've never tried making these cakes, but I need to!
ReplyDeleteThat looks so scrumptious!
ReplyDeleteMmmmm chocolate.... and love the addition of orange. Perfect! Have long wanted to make these decadent treats but haven't yet. Now you have me convinced that I need to make them now!
ReplyDeleteOn ne pourra jamais résister :-)
ReplyDeletefantastic
ReplyDeleteDelphine
So rich and chocolatey! Great pictures as always.
ReplyDeleteThat looks so decadent; gorgeous picture.
ReplyDeleteOh boy! that looks yummy.
ReplyDeleteCherine, this molten chocolate cake looks fabulous, love the orange zest in it...fabulous!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, ooey gooey is right up my alley. What a gorgeous dessert.
ReplyDeleteOh là là! Done to perfection !!!
ReplyDeleteun dessert qui me fait craquer !
ReplyDeleteLOVE fondant and look at that gooey goodnesss yum yum :D
ReplyDeleteLa photo est superbe et la recette très appétissante: une valeur sûre!
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ReplyDeleteBain Maries
Wow, Super Sweet!!!
ReplyDeleteBain Maries
Can this be made and baked in short squaty canning jars?
ReplyDelete@anonymous: i've never tried it this way but it can be baked in short jars!
ReplyDeleteHow much of the orange do you use?
ReplyDeleteOne small orange!
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! How many does this serve?
ReplyDeletelove this! i want to try it, but i'm confused as to what a "grated orange" means! does it mean to grate the entire thing? or just the center? or zested? help!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this lovely
ReplyDeleterecipe.. I will make it this week
cause I so love Chocolate!!
Sandy
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