Chocolate Souffle Pudding Cake

What could be better than a recipe with only three ingredients?! This Martha Stewart Everyday Food dessert is both rich and light, because the egg whites give it a souffle-like consistency.

CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE PUDDING CAKE

Recipe Notes

I like to use Baker's chocolate baking squares, because they are so easily measured. (Each square is one oz.) However, the equivalent measure of semi-sweet chocolate chips is approximately one cup. Don't skip the water bath - it will help your souffle to bake evenly. It will have a souffle-like or mousse-like consistency on top and a pudding-like consistency in the middle. Serve a la mode with Blue Bell Vanilla ice cream.

Nutritional Information (Per serving - serves 6)
276 calories - 13 g. fat - 1.5 g. fiber

Ingredients

• 1/2 c. granulated sugar, plus more for baking dish
• 6 large eggs at room temperature, separated
• 6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, melted
• 1/2 tsp. salt

Instructions

1. Grease a 2-qt. baking dish with either butter or cooking spray. Coat with granulated sugar, tapping out excess.

2. Melt semi-sweet chocolate.

3. In a large bowl, mix egg yolks with granulated sugar until lightened in color. Add melted chocolate and set aside.

4. In a large, clean bowl, beat egg whites and salt until soft peaks form. (A handheld electric mixer will work great.)

5. Whisk 1/3 of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture. Add remaining whites, gently folding in with a rubber spatula until just combined.

6. Transfer batter to prepared dish. Place dish in a larger dish or roasting pan and add water to larger dish until it reaches one inch up the side of the dish.

7. Bake at 350 degrees until puffed and set, approximately 25-35 minutes.

8. Let stand 5 minutes, then serve warm a la mode.