Chocolate Lava Cake ..

• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 C of sugar
• 2 tsp of all purpose flour
• 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate
• 1/2 stick of unsalted butter
• 1 large egg
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tsp of salt

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees .

Butter 2 small ramekins with some room temperature butter and set aside .

Next stir the cocoa powder , sugar , flour and salt in a bowl .

Melt the butter and chocolate over a double boiler until they are smooth then of the heat whisk in the sugar flour mixture and the eggs one at a time.

Bake cakes uncovered until edges are set but center is still shiny and tester inserted into center comes out with some wet batter attached, about 22 minutes.

• some confectioning sugar

Loosen the edges of the ramekins with a small pairing knife making sure not to cut to the center of the cake .

Flip the ramekin on a plate then remove the ramekin. Sift some powdered sugar on top and serve with unsweetened whipping cream or ice cream .