Cauldron Cakes by Alana
Cauldron Cakes by Alana
Alana Al-HatlaniHere's a fun take on Cauldron Cakes, which are sold on the Hogwarts Express food trolley. This treat is a rich chocolate cake with a melty molten center. If you want to practice transfiguration, try to turn one of these cakes into a cabbage. But be careful - that's a spell for sixth years!
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. cocoa powder
- 5 oz. chocolate semisweet, chopped
- 1/2 cup butter unsalted, cubed
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
- 2 Tbsp. flour
- powdered sugar (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Grease muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
- Dust muffin tin with cocoa powder, making sure there are no blank spots.
- Combine chocolate and butter in a microwave-safe bowl.
- Microwave chocolate and butter in 30-second intervals until melted, stirring between each interval. Set aside to cool.
- In bowl of stand mixer, whisk eggs, egg yolks, sugar, and salt until pale and increased in volume.
- Slowly whisk in chocolate mixture to combine. Then whisk in flour.
- Divide batter among muffin cavities, filling them three-quarters of the way up.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until edges look set and center is puffed.
- Allow to cool for one minute before inverting cakes onto a plate. Dust cake tops with powdered sugar, if using.
- Serve warm, cracking open center of cakes to watch ooze.
Notes
- For four large cakes, bake in ramekins for 12 to 14 minutes.
- This recipe is from Alana Al-Hatlani's The Unofficial Hogwarts Cookbook for Kids.
