The Recipe:
Chocolate Lava Cakes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Total Time
30 minutes
Yield
4 servings
Rich, individual chocolate cakes with molten chocolate centers!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, cut into pieces
- 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 whole eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup sugar (plus more to dust buttered ramekins)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon cake flour
- Berries, sweetened whipped cream or ice cream to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450º. Butter and sugar 4 6-8-ounce ramekins and set aside. Or line muffin tin or ramekins with paper muffin liners, then grease the interiors. If using a muffin tin, you will probably get more than 4 lava cakes.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate and butter, stopping and stirring at 30-second intervals, till smooth. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine eggs, yolks, sugar, and vanilla. Beat on high for 10 minutes. Fold in chocolate, then flour. Spoon into ramekins.
- Bake 9-10 minutes till edges are set and center still soft. Remove from oven and cool 5 minutes before unmolding onto plates. Serve with berries, whipped cream, or ice cream if desired.
Notes
Adapted from Ghirardelli.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4 servingsServing Size:
1 cakeAmount Per Serving: Calories: 413Total Fat: 18gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 201mgSodium: 71mgCarbohydrates: 59gFiber: 4gSugar: 52gProtein: 8g