Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes

If you love chocolate, you’ll want to make this Molten Chocolate Lava Cake! Gorgeous ooey gooey chocolate heaven is just minutes away!

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To Make Lava Cakes You Will Need:

Chocolate Lava Cake Recipe (below)

4 ramekins

cookie sheet

pan release (bakers spray)

tongs

Tips for Molten Lava Cake

The key to a lava cake is the center remaining liquid, and the best way to achieve that is high heat in a short amount of time. Every oven varies in temperature so it is a good idea to test this recipe before serving it to guests. For instance, at 7 minutes in my oven, the cakes were undercooked, at 8 ½ minutes, they were no longer liquid in the center. (Which means I have essentially just baked a cupcake.) When you remove the cakes from the oven make sure the tops do not jiggle and that they have risen much like a soufflé would.

Inverting the cake onto the plate can be the trickiest part! Here are some tips for easy removal:

1. Make sure your ramekins are well-greased so that the cakes do not stick.
2. Use a tongs with rubber grip. If your tongs do not have a rubber grip, wrap rubber bands around the ends. If you do not have tongs, make sure you use something with oven-safe grip (rubber) to handle the ramekins.

Here is a fun video on this amazing cake:

The perfect result of a lava cake is easy to see and enjoy.

Serve with homemade whipped cream and fresh fruit. You can also melt little white morsels and drizzle over the top for a stunning effect! Serve with homemade whipped cream and fresh fruit. You can also melt little white morsels and drizzle over the top for a stunning effect!

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Molten Chocolate Lava Cake

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 8 minutes mins

Total Time 18 minutes mins

If you love chocolate, you’ll want to make this Molten Chocolate Lava Cake! Gorgeous ooey gooey chocolate heaven is just minutes away!

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Ingredients

• ▢ ⅔ cup (4 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips
• ▢ 1 stick (½ cup / 113 g) unsalted butter
• ▢ 2 large egg yolks
• ▢ 2 large eggs
• ▢ ¼ cup granulated sugar
• ▢ 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Prepare ramekins or small bowls (should hold about 4 ounces of cake batter) with baking spray or pan release.
• Place chocolate and butter into a microwave safe dish and heat for 30 seconds. Remove and stir well, then heat for 10 seconds more. Stir until no lumps remain. Set aside.
• Beat egg yolks, eggs, and sugar in a stand mixer with a whisk attachment on high speed (can also use a hand held mixer) until eggs triple in size, about 2 minutes.
• With mixer on medium-low speed, slowly pour the chocolate mixture into egg mixture. Mix until light and thick, about 1 minute.
• Remove bowl from stand mixer and fold in flour by hand.
• Divide batter between four ramekins. Place ramekins on a cookie sheet.
• Bake for 7-8 minutes or until the center does not jiggle. Immediately invert each ramekin on a plate and let sit for at least 10 seconds. Gently remove the ramekin by carefully lifting it up and letting the cake fall onto the plate.
• Serve immediately

Course: Dessert

Keyword: Molten Chocolate Lava Cake

Servings: 4 servings

Author: Amanda Rettke–iambaker.net

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