Cabernet Chocolate Lava Cake

This chocolate lava cake is a decadent treat for chocolate lovers. This recipe will make 4 individual lava cakes. You can easily double the recipe to make more.

Ingredients:
4 ounces semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup butter (plus more for buttering dishes)
1 Tablespoons Cabernet Sauvignon
1 Teaspoons vanilla
1 cups confectioners sugar
2 eggs
1 egg yolks
6 Tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
powdered sugar

Instructions:
1. Butter 4 6oz. custard cups.
2. In a medium bowl combine the chocolate and the butter. Melt in microwave.
3. Blend in wine, vanilla, and sugar.
4. Whisk eggs and egg yolks and add to the chocolate mixture.
5. Stir in the flour, cinnamon, and ginger.
6. Butter the 4 custard dishes and spoon mixture into dishes
7. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. The sides should be firm but centers soft.
8. Cool slightly for a few minutes.
9. Gentlely remove cakes from dishes. Set on serving plates. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and drizzle with thin lines of chocolate syrup.

Tip: You can also top with raspberry syrup and fresh raspberries if desired.

Note: This recipe is from Cheers2Wine. You will find many delicious recipes on this site that use wine as one of the ingredients. The website is devoted to wine and wine tasting at wineries throughout California.

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