Individual Chocolate Mousse Cakes

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Yield: 10 servings

Ingredients

• 1 1/4  cups  sugar, divided
• 1/2  cup  unsweetened cocoa
• 2  tablespoons  all-purpose flour
• 1/8  teaspoon  salt
• 3/4  cup  water
• 5  ounces  bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 1  tablespoon  dark rum
• 1  teaspoon  vanilla extract
• 2  large eggs
• 1  large egg white
• Cooking spray

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.

Combine 3/4 cup sugar, cocoa, flour, and salt in a small saucepan. Add water; stir well with a whisk. Bring to a simmer over medium heat; cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Place chopped chocolate in a large bowl. Pour hot cocoa mixture over chocolate; stir until chocolate melts. Stir in the rum and vanilla.

Place 1/2 cup sugar, eggs, and egg white in a bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed for 6 minutes. Gently fold the egg mixture into chocolate mixture.

Divide chocolate mixture evenly among 10 (4-ounce) ramekins coated with cooking spray. Place ramekins in a 13 x 9-inch baking pan; add hot water to pan to a depth of 1 inch. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until puffy and set. Serve warm.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

213 (27% from fat)

Fat:

6.4g (sat 3.6g,mono 1g,poly 0.2g)

Protein:

3.6g

Carbohydrate:

36.8g

Fiber:

2.6g

Cholesterol:

43mg

Iron:

0.9mg

Sodium:

49mg

Calcium:

12mg