Hot Chocolate

Ingredients (1 serving):

• 50 g whole milk,
• 50 g cream (or use 100 g and drop the milk out),
• 50 g chocolate (e.g. 30/20 bittersweet/milk)
• additional ingredients:
• chili powder,
• ground ginger,
• black pepper and salt

Algorithm:

1. Heat the milk, cream and additional ingredients on a low flame in a small pan.
2. Add the chocolate and stir thoroughly, while checking that the temperature is not too high (40°C should be just enough, over 60°C is too much, the chocolate may start burning on the sides of the pan.
3. Serve.

Source: David Lebovitz. The Great Book of Chocolate.

Chocolate Panna Cotta

Ingredients (2 servings):

• 50 g heavy cream,
• 50 g milk,
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract,
• 10 g powdered sugar,
• 1 g agar powder,
• 50 g bittersweet chocolate,
• 1 egg yolk.

Algorithm:

1. In a saucepan, whisk together heavy cream, milk, vanilla extract, sugar, and agar powder.
2. Bring to simmer (not boil, just until small bubbles form on surface) and simmer for 1 minute.
3. Remove from heat and add chocolate, stir briefly.
4. After 1 minute, whisk in to thoroughly combine the egg.
5. Pour the mixture into glasses, molds, or ramekins and let sit in a fridge for 15 minutes.

Source: Jeff Potter. Cooking for Geeks. O'Reilly Media, 2010.

Molten Chocolate Cake

Ingredients (2 servings):

• 55 g butter,
• 50 g high-percentage chocolate (70--80 %),
• 1/2--1 tsp chili powder,
• 2 eggs,
• 30 g raw sugar,
• 1 tbsp wholemeal flour,
• butter for ramekins,
• cocoa powder for ramekins.

Algorithm:

1. Preheat your oven to 230° C (210° C for a convection oven). I use Remoska and preheat it by starting it empty for 12 minutes.
2. Butter the ramekins and cover in the cocoa powder (to simplify removing the cake).
3. Prepare a double boiler and melt butter with chocolate and chili (the water should not be boiling, just simmering).
4. Meanwhile, whisk (not too fast) eggs with sugar, until the foam is dense and fluffy.
5. When the chocolate and butter melt, slowly mix with the eggs while still whisking.
6. Stir in the flour.
7. Put the batter in the ramekins and put them in the oven.
8. Bake for 6--8 minutes (the interior of the cakes should still be liquid.
9. When done, remove from the oven and let the cakes sit in the ramekins for a minute.
10. Remove from the ramekins and eat.

Source:  http://kitchenette.cz/clanek/204-cokoladovy-fondant (Czech)

5-Minute Molten Chocolate Mug Cake

Ingredients (2 servings):

• 4 tbsp all-purpose flour,
• 4 tbsp sugar,
• 3 tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder,
• Pinch of salt,
• 3 tbsp of whole milk,
• 3 tbsp of neutral cooking oil (most cooking oils except olive oil),
• 1 egg,
• 2 tbsp of semi-sweet chocolate chips /chocolate shavings (plus a bit more for garnishing).

Algorithm:

1. Mix the flour, sugar, cocoa powder and salt in a bowl.
2. Add milk, oil, egg and chocolate chips and mix well.
3. Pour the batter into 2 microwave-safe cups and cook at max power for 1:10 minutes.
4. Garnish with the rest of chocolate chips and a fruit you like (e.g. banana, mandarine orange).

Source: http://dishbydish.net/2013/05/20/molten-chocolate-mug-cake/
via http://www.bento.estranky.cz/clanky/recepty/sladke/cokoladovy-hrnek.html (czech)