TWD Rewind: Gooey Chocolate Cakes

April 11, 2008 at 12:55 pm | Posted in cakes & tortes, groups, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 11 Comments

This cake was not too photogenic, but it sure was delicious. While I was away, the Tuesdays with Dorie gang, led this time by Leigh of Lemon Tartlet, made Dorie Greenspan’s Gooey Chocolate Cakes. I knew I wanted to whip them up myself as soon as I was back home. And poor R hadn’t had a homemade dessert in weeks, so a little chocolate gooeyness seemed like a good place to start.

In her opening description, Dorie notes that these cakes are fairly ubiquitous at this point. In fact, at one restaurant where I used to work, we had a very similar molten cake on our menu for private parties. We’d do up giant batches (sometimes over 100, depending on the size of the party) of individual ones, also using disposable aluminum cups as Dorie suggests. Here, quantities were a bit more manageable…I only made two!

If you’d like to make up these little ultra-chocolatey cakes yourself (and it’s easy, I promise!), the recipe is on Lemon Tartlet and in the book Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan.

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Your picture looks amazing! I love how close-up you get. It makes you want to try to take a bite.

Comment by Shari— April 11, 2008 #

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This looks great Steph! I really liked these cakes and was tempted to make some tonight! (I caved into the chocolate rice pudding craving instead!)

You asked about my photo editor – my big secret is the online Picnik program! Nothing more!

Comment by Gretchen Noelle— April 11, 2008 #

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Your picture looks great, with lots of gooey in the middle!

Comment by Jenny— April 11, 2008 #

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Not very photogenic? I beg to differ! That picture makes me want to drop what I’m doing and go whip up another batch. Yum!

Comment by Karina— April 12, 2008 #

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Your gooey cakes look gooey-licious! This is such as great recipe, I was really impressed with the ease-factor.

Comment by mari— April 12, 2008 #

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I love your photography! Your cakes look so good- perfectly gooey!

Comment by Erin— April 12, 2008 #

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i hope you had a great trip! these were certainly delicious and very easy to whip up 🙂 great job!

Comment by Jaime— April 12, 2008 #

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my conundrum: can you say something looks “ooey” without using “gooey,” too? i’ve never heard it, but it makes me wonder.
that being said, your gooey cakes look ooey. and delicious.

Comment by grace— April 13, 2008 #

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yummy, yummy and…well….yummy….!!!

Comment by Joanna in the kitchen— April 13, 2008 #

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Your photos are always so gorgeous! They make me hungry =)

Comment by dizzeecake— April 15, 2008 #

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Excuse me but how is this delicious cake not photogenic?
Omg worthy!

Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Comment by Choc Chip Uru— March 12, 2012 #

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