Cherry Almond Molten Truffle Cake

I think this might just very well be my favorite recipe I've ever created!

Methods

Participants

Cake
23 squares from Trader Joe's Pound Plus bittersweet chocolate bar with almonds
2 sticks unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons bourbon vanilla
1 ½ cups flour
½ teaspoon baking powder

Filling
Whole cherry preserves
Ghiradelli chocolate chips
basalmic vinegar

Procedure

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Line muffin pan with cupcake holders

1. Melt chocolate and butter in microwave--stir after first minute and then after ever 30 s--do not let chocolate burn.
2. In separate small bowl, microwave approx 1/2 cup to 1 cup of preserves and a little basalmic vinegar; when mixture is bubbling, add in chocolate chips until a chocolate fudge is formed
3. In large bowl of the chocolate butter mixture, whisk in sugar, eggs and vanilla.
4. Stir flour, baking powder and salt into the chocolate butter mixture.
5. Fill cupcake holders about 1/4 way full with chocolate cake mixture. Spoon on a teaspoon-tablespoon of cherry fudge filling. Cover with chocolate cake mixture.
6. Bake 15-20 minutes depending on oven

Results: Excellent!
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!