Hot Chocolate Cake With Marshmallows

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus
• extra unsalted butter, for coating
• 3 tablespoons flour, plus
• extra flour, for coating
• 1/2 cup sugar, plus
• extra sugar, for coating
• 10 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 4 large eggs
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup mini marshmallows
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 butter, flour and sugar eight 6-ounce coffee cups or mugs made of ovenproof stoneware.
• 3 wipe the rims clean.
• 4 place the 8 tablespoons of butter and the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water (or in a double boiler) and melt.
• 5 stir occasionally until combined and smooth.
• 6 remove from heat and let cool 5 minutes.
• 7 beat eggs, yolk, vanilla, salt, and 1/2 cup sugar at the highest speed until the volume doubles and the mixture becomes foamy, about 5 minutes.
• 8 stir the 3 tablespoons of flour into the chocolate.
• 9 gradually add it to the egg mixture, beating on low until it is fully combined.
• 10 spoon the batter into each cup until it is about 3/4 inch from the rim.
• 11 bake until the cakes puff and begin to crack, but the centers are still a bit runny, about 13 to 17 minutes.
• 12 remove from the oven.
• 13 sprinkle with marshmallows, return to oven for 2 to 4 minutes, until the marshmallows begin to crisp.
• 14 remove from oven.
• 15 allow to cool about 5 minutes.
• 16 sift cocoa on top.