This recipe is for a deliciously rich and molten chocolate cake, perfect for a quick yet impressive dessert.
Lava Cake
Indulge in the ultimate chocolate experience with this lava cake! A delicate, cakey exterior gives way to a rich, molten center that oozes with warm, velvety chocolate. Perfectly decadent and irresistibly delicious ideal for any chocolate lover's dream dessert!
Instructions
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Prepare the Ramekins
Preheat the oven to 220°C. Grease four ramekins with butter and dust them with flour.
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Melt the Chocolate and Butter
Melt the chocolate and butter together in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water (au bain-marie).
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Whisk the Eggs and Sugar
In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, egg yolks, and sugar until the mixture is light and thick.
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Combine Ingredients
Gently fold the melted chocolate into the egg mixture, followed by the flour.
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Bake the Cakes
Divide the batter evenly among the prepared ramekins. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the edges are firm but the centers remain soft.
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Serve
Let the cakes cool for 1 minute, then carefully turn them out onto plates. Dust with powdered sugar and serve immediately.
User Reviews
Restaurant-quality dessert at home! Easy to make and incredibly impressive. Will make it again!
Deliciously rich! Just reduce the baking time a bit for a gooier center.
Rich and molten, but slightly undercooked center.
Perfectly indulgent and elegant dessert.
Absolutely decadent! The molten center was a chocolate lover’s dream come true.
Elegant and indulgent dessert.
Perfectly baked with a molten chocolate center. Heavenly indulgence with every bite.
The warm, molten chocolate center oozes perfectly with every bite—the ultimate dessert indulgence for chocolate lovers.
Molten, oozy chocolate center with a perfectly baked shell. Heaven for any chocoholic!
Gooey, molten chocolate center inside a perfectly baked shell—chocolate heaven.
The molten center was spot on. I served it with vanilla ice cream, which really elevated the dessert.
The lava cake is delightfully rich and gooey, but the texture feels too heavy