Molten Xocoatl Cakes

Ingredients

  • Servings: 10
  • 9 ounces Bittersweet Chocolate at least 60%; divided (Not 'Dark' as this contains milk.. Should be labeled as 'Bittersweet')
  • 10 TB unsalted butter, cut into cubes, plus a little more for ramekins
  • 3 large eggs
  • 3 large egg yolks
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 5 tablespoons AP flour; sifted after measuring
  • 1/2 Mexican Vanilla bean; seeds scraped and added to batter
  • 1/4 tsp Ancho Chili powder (You can use Chipotle or Cayenne as well)
  • 1/2 tsp Ceylon (real) Cinnamon (Korintje, Saigon and Chinese Cassia are too strong and have no citrus/floral backbone)
  • 1 1/2 tsp Raw Wild Honey
  • Powdered sugar, for decorating

Description

At The Time Of The Spanish Discovery Of The Chocolate In The New World The X Was Used To Denote The 'sh' Sound Of The Aztecs Not The Current Jota Or J Sounds As In Don Juan, Ergo Xocoatl Is Pronounced..

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