Chocolate Lava Cakes

I was leafing through my recipes looking for an easy Valentine's Day dessert and stumbled across my Lava Cake recipe. I made these to death about 10 years ago and then grew bored with the recipe. Of-course everything old is new again so I decided to revive this one. It's such a simple recipe that takes only 10 minutes of prep time and 12 minutes of baking time which is perfect for a busy weeknight dinner. You can also prepare these early in the day and then place in the frig until ready to bake.

Makes 4 cakes

1 stick of butter
6 oz bittersweet chocolate, broken into small pieces
2 tbsp heavy cream
2 tbsp powdered sugar
2 tbsp flour
2 extra large eggs
2 extra large egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
fresh raspberries, whipped cream or vanilla ice-cream for serving

Preheat the oven to 450. Place the butter and chocolate in a microwavable bowl. Place in the microwave and melt following your microwave's directions. Whisk in the powdered sugar and cream, set aside. In the bowl of a standing mixer, beat the eggs, egg yolks, sugar and vanilla until it has thickened and is lighter in color. This should take about 3 minutes. Fold in the flour. Pour the egg mixture into the chocolate and fold until combined. Spray 4 6oz ramekins with baking spray. Divide the batter evenly among the 4 ramekins. Set the ramekins onto a baking sheet and place in the oven for 12 minutes. The tops should be puffed but still soft. Invert each ramekin onto a serving plate.Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice-cream. Top with fresh raspberries if desired.