Double-chocolate Lava Cakes

== Description ==
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
* Makes 6 servings and 1 cup sauce
== Ingredients ==
* ¾ cup butter
* 6 oz semisweet chocolate pieces (1 cup)
* 1 recipe praline sauce (see below)
* 3 eggs
* 3 egg yolks
* ⅓ cup sugar
* 1½ tsp vanilla
* ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
* 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
* ⅓ cup pecan halves, toasted
=== Praline Sauce ===
* ½ cup sugar
* ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
* 2 tbsp dark colored corn syrup
* ½ cup whipping cream
== Directions ==
# Heat oven to 400°F.
# Lightly grease and flour six 1- to 1¼-cup soufflé dishes or six 10-oz custard cups.
# Place souffle dishes or custard cups in a shallow baking pan and set pan aside.
# In a heavy small saucepan melt butter and semisweet chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly.
# Remove from heat and cool.
# Meanwhile, prepare praline sauce, cover and keep warm until needed.
# In a large mixing bowl beat eggs, egg yolks, sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer on high speed about 5 minutes or until thick and lemon colored.
# Beat in cooled chocolate mixture on medium speed.
# Sift flour and cocoa over chocolate mixture; beat on low speed just until combined.
# Divide batter evenly into prepared dishes or cups.
# Bake 10 minutes.
# Pull cakes out of oven.
# Using a small spatula or table knife, puncture top of each partially-baked cake and gently enlarge to make a dime-sized hole.
# Slowly spoon about 1 tbsp praline sauce into center of each cake.
# Return cakes to oven.
# Bake 5 minutes more or until cakes feel firm at the edges.
# Cool in dishes on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
# Using a small spatula or knife, loosen cake edges from sides of dish or cup and slip cake out upright onto individual dessert plates.
# Stir ⅓ cup toasted pecan halves into the remaining praline sauce.
# If necessary, stir 1 to 2 tbsp hot water into remaining sauce to thin.
# Spoon warm praline sauce on top of cakes.
# Top with pecan halves and sweetened whipped cream.
# Serve immediately.
=== Praline Sauce ===
# In a heavy medium saucepan combine sugar, brown sugar and corn syrup.
# Stir in whipping cream.
# Cook over medium-high heat until boiling, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar.
# Reduce heat.
# Cook, uncovered, 10 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally.
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Category:Cathy's Recipes
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