Remember when I said that I was ready for a chocolate cake any time of day/year? I really meant it. Whatever the season, there is always time for chocolate in my book. It's imperative to a balanced lifestyle.
Once in a while, I want to go for something a little richer, a bit more decadent. I go for a molten chocolate cake. Chances are, you've ordered one of these before in a restaurant since it became popular in the U.S. starting in the late 80's. It might come under the guise of warm chocolate cake or lava cake or even chocolate soufflé cake (though I get a little upset when it arrives and it's not an actual soufflé) but it's essentially that small individual moist chocolate cake you get that when you break into, a little flow of warm liquid chocolate oozes out.
For whatever reason, I like to eat these cakes at night. My husband and I have a habit of having date night at home about once a month. I'll cook dinner or very often, he brings something home after work on a Friday night and once our little guy is asleep, we can eat and really chat leisurely. When we're short on time, it's great to have a couple of these chocolate cakes and sit down together and talk over dessert. It's the kind of cake you sit down at the table to enjoy. The cake doesn't last long but you can linger over a cup of tea or coffee.
