Orange Java Cakes

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter 
• 1 tablespoon butter 
• 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate morsels 
• 4  egg yolks 
• 4 large eggs 
• 0.8 cup flour all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon coffee granules instant
• 0.3 cup orange liqueur 
• 1 teaspoon orange zest 
• 2 cups powdered sugar 
• 6 servings garnish: powdered sugar 
• 1 pinch salt 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• knife
• whisk
• ramekin
• hand mixer
• kitchen thermometer
• microwave

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 42
2. Grease 6 (6-oz.) ramekins or individual souffl dishes with 1 Tbsp. butter.
3. Microwave 1 cup butter and chocolate morsels in a microwave-safe bowl at HIGH 2 minutes or until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth, whisking at 1-minute intervals.
4. Beat egg yolks and eggs at medium speed with an electric mixer 1 minute. Gradually add chocolate mixture, beating at low speed until well blended.
5. Sift together sugar and next 3 ingredients. Gradually whisk sugar mixture into chocolate mixture until well blended.
6. Whisk in orange liqueur and orange zest. Divide batter among prepared ramekins.
7. Place ramekins in a 15- x 10-inch jelly-roll pan.
8. Bake at 425 for 14 to 16 minutes or until a thermometer inserted into cakes registers 16
9. Remove from oven, and let stand 10 minutes. Run a knife around outer edge of each cake to loosen. Carefully invert cakes onto dessert plates.
10. Garnish, if desired.
11. Note: For testing purposes only, we used Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Chips and Grand Marnier for orange liqueur.