Richard Hofley/Allen McDonald,
Nicolino’s
Ingredients
Cake
5 medium morel mushrooms
1/4 cup Madeira wine
1 Tbsp unsalted butter
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp baking powder
2 medium eggs
Sauce
1/4 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup Madeira wine
2 Tbsp honey
Method
Cake
1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Soak mushrooms in Madeira wine. Separate wine and mushrooms. Set wine aside.
3. In a saucepan, add butter and mushrooms. Sauté for 2 minutes, then add reserved wine and sugar. Simmer for 3 minutes.
4. In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa and baking powder. Add eggs and mushrooms, once again reserving wine. Mix well.
5. Butter and flour 8 oz ramekin. Pour batter 3/4 to the top
6. Bake for 13-15 minutes. Cool.
7. Cut off top and dust with powdered sugar. Top with sauce.
Sauce
1. In a saucepan, combine reserved wine with another 1/4 cup wine. Add cream and honey and reduce until it coats the back of a spoon.
Yield 1 serving