Warm Chocolate Cakes with Dulce de Leche
"This is a Mesa Grill’s best-selling dessert—in Las Vegas and New York. Really, what’s not to like about a chocolate cake with a molten interior of rich Dulce de Leche? Make sure you have the Dulce de Leche -- either homemade or store-bought -- on hand before you start making the cake batter...."
INGREDIENTS
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For the Cake Batter:
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8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, plus extra for the molds
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1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, plus extra for molds
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4 ounce bittersweet chocolate, chopped
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2 large eggs
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2 large egg yolks
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1/4 cup sugar
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2 large egg whites
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6 tablespoons Dulce de Leche (recipe follows)
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Vanilla or pecan ice cream, for serving
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Hot fudge sauce, for serving (optional)
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For the Dulce de Leche: (makes about 1 cup)
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2 cups whole milk
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1 cup canned unsweetened coconut milk
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2 1/2 tablespoons dark corn syrup
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1/4 cup sugar
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2 cinnamon sticks, preferably Mexican cinnamon (canela)
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1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and seeds scraped
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1/4 teaspoon baking soda
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