Chocolate Decadence-Chocolate Bloghop

Well,Feb is already here folks!The month of love and Chocolates!
Rich,delightful,sinful,smooth and irresistible.There's something magical about chocolates!Well, that's the theme of our blog hop for February!

How would you describe a rich, tantalizing,sublime chocolaty delight that's extremely simple and delicious?I would call it Chocolate Decadence!Yeah, its exactly as the name suggests. It has a great melt-in-your-mouth chocolate goodness,worthy of any occasion.Its one of those simple, pretenseless desserts that will surprise you with its richness.

This dessert is a perfect Valentine's Day treat to make for your loved ones and it looks so cute!I came across this recipe in My Recipes and it was credited to Cooking Light.I've since made these twice in two days and in two different ways. First time as cupcakes and the second time in Ramekins!My kids absolutely loved them as much as we did.

There are some pretty good reasons to make these:

• They're low-fat!
• They don't require a mixer!(yoo hoo)
• They're made from staple pantry ingredients, so no need to go shopping for anything extra!(that's a time saver isn't it?)
• They're so versatile that you can serve them as an elegant dessert for a party or just as a cozy treat!(what more can you ask for?)

The second time I made these, I left them a little longer (got busy with something..lol),result being, they were a little crusty at the top, as you can tell by my pics :).They inverted beautifully, but were a bit chewy!So folks, the key is to bake these for exactly 20 minutes for that perfect texture!They're best served warm and heat-up nicely.You can get creative with these cuties and serve them with some vanilla ice cream, whipped topping or nuts etc etc..


Source-Cooking Light via My Recipes


Chocolate Decadence
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Ingredients

Cooking spray

• 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar 
• 1/4 cup 2% reduced-fat milk 
• 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter 
• 1/2 ounce unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt 
• 1 large egg white 
• 8 teaspoons semisweet chocolate chips 
• 
  
• Process:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Lightly coat 4 (2-ounce) ramekins with cooking spray, and sprinkle 3/4 teaspoon sugar into each of the ramekins, shaking and turning to coat. Set prepared ramekins aside.
• Combine 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, milk, and cocoa in a small saucepan, stirring well with a whisk. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook 30 seconds or until sugar dissolves, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; add the butter and 1/2 ounce unsweetened chocolate. Stir until the chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Cool chocolate mixture 10 minutes.
• Add flour, vanilla, salt, and egg white to chocolate mixture, stirring with a whisk just until blended. Spoon 2 tablespoons chocolate mixture into each prepared ramekin, and top each with 2 teaspoons chocolate chips. Divide the remaining chocolate mixture evenly among ramekins, spreading to cover the chocolate chips. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until barely set. Cool for 10 minutes. Invert onto dessert plates. Serve warm.
• There you have it, three different ways of serving this dessert!

I am delighted to be co-costing this Chocolate Bloghop with these fabulous bloggers!Please visit their web pages while you're here :)

A Little Bit of Everything ~ Roxana ~ @RoxanaGreenGirl
ASTIG Vegan ~ Richgail ~  @astigvegan
Badger Girl Learns to Cook ~ Kimberly ~ @BdgrGrl
Baker Street ~ Anuradha ~ @bakerstreet29
Baking and Cooking, A Tale of Two Loves ~ Becky Higgins
Baking Extravaganza ~ Samantha 
BigFatBaker ~ Erin ~ @BigFatBaker 
Bon a croquer ~ Valerie ~ @Valouth 
CafeTerraBlog ~ Terra ~ @CafeTerraBlog 
Cake Duchess ~ Lora ~ @cakeduchess
Cakeballs, Cookies and More ~ Sue
Cooking with Books ~ Marnely ~ @nella22
Creative Cooking Corner ~ Karriann ~ @KarriannGraf 
Easily Good Eats ~ Three Cookies
Elephant Eats ~ Amy 
Georgiecakes ~ Georgie ~ @georgiecakes 
Hobby And More ~ Richa ~ @betit19 
Java Cupcake ~ Betsy ~ @JavaCupcake
Kitchen Belleicious ~ Jessica ~ @kbelleicious
Mike's Baking ~ Mike ~ @mikesbaking
Mis Pensamientos ~ Junia ~ @juniakk 
No One Likes Crumbley Cookies ~ TR ~ @TRCrumbley 
Oh Cake ~ Jessica ~ @jesshose
Preheat the Oven ~ Jason ~ @officialchefjae 
Rico sin Azucar ~ Helena ~ @ricosinazucar
Savoring Every Bite ~ Linda ~ @Spicegirlfla
Simply Reem ~ Reem ~ @simplyreem
Smart Food and Fit ~ Lisa ~ @LisaNutrition
Soni's Food for Thought ~ Soni ~ @sonisfood  
Sprint 2 the Table ~ Laura ~ @Sprint2theTable
Teaspoon of Spice ~ Deanna ~ @tspbasil  
That Skinny Chick Can Bake ~ Liz ~ @Thatskinnychick
The Dusty Baker ~ Jacqueline ~ @dustybakergal
The More Than Occasional Baker ~ Ros ~ @bakingaddict
The Spicy RD ~ EA ~ @thespicyrd  
The Wimpy Vegetarian ~ Susan ~ @wimpyvegetarian 
Vegan Yack Attack! ~ Jackie ~ @veganyackattack 
Vegetarian Mamma  ~ Cindy ~ @VegetarianMamma
You Made That? ~  Suzanne ~ @YouMadeThatblog