Warm Chocolate Cake with Coffee Creme Anglaise

Lightly coat eight 4-ounce individual aluminum molds or ramekins with canola oil spray and dust with confectioners’ sugar.

In a small bowl, combine egg yolks with 1 tablespoon of cane sugar. Beat with a whisk until very pale and thick.

With an electric mixer on high speed, beat egg whites in a medium bowl until foamy. Add cane sugar, 1 teaspoon at a time, beating on high until stiff peaks form.

Melt chocolate in the top of a double boiler. Remove from heat and stir in yogurt. While stirring, add a small amount of chocolate mixture into egg mixture to temper the yolks. Add yolks to chocolate mixture and mix well. Carefully fold in egg whites. Spoon 1/4 cup into each mold and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

Combine milk, cane sugar, vanilla bean and coffee in a large saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring constantly. Immediately remove vanilla bean, cut it open lengthwise with a sharp knife, and scrape the seed paste into the milk mixture. Stir. Discard the bean.

Place egg yolks in a small bowl. While stirring, add about 1/2 cup of hot milk mixture into the egg yolks to temper. Add yolks to simmering milk. Cook for 1 more minute. Remove from heat and let cool. When the crème anglaise reaches room temperature, cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 325F.

Remove molds from refrigerator. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the cakes spring back when lightly touched. Cool for 2 to 3 minutes.

Invert the cakes onto eight plates and serve each with 2 tablespoons crème anglaise.