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
Prepare the Ramekins
Preheat the oven to 220°C. Grease four ramekins with butter and dust them with flour.
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).
Whisk the Eggs and Sugar
In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, egg yolks, and sugar until the mixture is light and thick.
Combine Ingredients
Gently fold the melted chocolate into the egg mixture, followed by the flour.
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.
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