Chocolate cake with a melting heart and vanilla ice cream

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INGREDIENTS  -  for 4 cakes with a diameter of 8 cm

Dark chocolate 150 g

Butter 80 g

Flour 00 20 g

cocoa powder 10 g

 2 Medium eggs  and 1 Yolks

 1 Powdered sugar 90 g

 Vanilla bean 1

vanila ice cream

 Chop the chocolate coarsely with a knife, then pour it into a bain-marie cooking bowl. Stir to encourage the melting and when the chocolate has melted add the butter, stir until it is completely blended. 

Once ready turn off the heat and keep aside. 

In a bowl pour the eggs and the yolk, add the icing sugar and the seeds of the vanilla pod;

Work the mixture with the electric whisk until it is light and fluffy, at that point pour the melted chocolate inside and continue to mix with the whips to completely mix the mixture

Add the powders to the egg mixture: sift the flour and cocoa powder, mix with a spatula to incorporate the ingredients

The dough is ready, take the 8 cm diameter aluminum molds with a 4 cm edge, butter the bottom and the edge and then sprinkle with brown sugar (alternatively you can use cocoa powder or sugar to veil). Pour the mixture filling the molds for 2/3, cook the patties in a preheated oven at 180 ° for 13-15 minutes. When cooked, immediately take out your pies

Turn them upside down on a serving dish while still hot, taking care not to burn yourself, complete by sprinkling the chocolate cake with a melting heart with icing sugar or ice-cream and serve immediately