Yield: 4 servings
Chocolate Lava Cakes
Chocolate Lava Cakes are self-saucing, warm, sweet, chocolate-y dessert. It's easy to make for any night of the week, yet so elegant for special occasions.
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Total Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
- Canola cooking spray or unsalted butter for greasing ramekin cups
- 4 ounces unsalted butter (1/2 cup/113 grams/8 tablespoons)
- 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 1/4 cups confectioner's sugar, sifted, plus more for topping before serving
- 2 large eggs
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
- ice cream or gelato for serving, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 435 degrees F.
- Grease 4 ramekins and place on a baking half sheet.
- Chop both kinds of chocolate.
- In a medium-large mixing bowl, microwave both kinds of chocolates and the unsalted butter in 30 second intervals, stirring in between. Stir the chocolate-butter mixture until smooth.
- Add the confectioner's sugar and stir until completely dissolved. Add the vanilla extract and stir to combine. Gradually add the flour and stir to incorporate until blended together.
- Add the whole eggs and egg yolks, stir to combine.
- Distribute the chocolate batter between the 4 ramekins.
- Bake the ramekins for about 13 minutes.
- When they are done allow them to cool for about 1 minute before eating. You can eat the chocolate lava cake right in the ramekin or turn them out onto a plate for serving. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar (optional). Add a scoop of ice cream (optional)
Notes
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 783Total Fat: 51gSaturated Fat: 29gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 351mgSodium: 104mgCarbohydrates: 73gFiber: 4gSugar: 54gProtein: 12g
Please note that the Calculated Nutrition is an estimate at best.