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Chocolate Lava Cakes
Chocolate Lava Cakes have a signature molten liquid chocolate center. Homemade lava cakes are so easy to recreate and taste even better! Serve with powdered sugar, vanilla ice cream, and berries.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 30 min⏳ Prep: 18 min🔥 Cook: 12 min👤 Natasha Kravchuk📖 natashaskitchen
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●oven
- ●saucepan
- ●bowl
- ●mixing bowl
- ●spatula
- ●whisk
- ●knife
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat the oven to 450˚F. Grease four 8-oz ramekins* with butter and dust inside with flour, tapping out excess flour, just like you would with a cake pan.
2
Create a Double Boiler: Set a mixing bowl over a medium saucepan with about 1 cup water (the bowl should not touch the water). In the bowl, combine 6 oz semisweet chocolate and sliced butter. Keep water at a simmer and use a spatula to stir together until the chocolate and butter are melted and well combined then carefully remove from heat and set aside while making egg mixture.
3
Combine 2 eggs, 2 yolks, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1/4 tsp salt and beat with an electric mixer on high speed ⏱️ 5 minutes (using egg beaters or whisk attachment) until whipped, thick and light yellow.
large eggs (whole eggs)2cup sugar1/4tsp salt1/4
4
Pour warm chocolate mixture into the egg mixture along with 1 tsp vanilla extract. Fold until mostly combined. Add 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour and fold until fully incorporated.
vanilla extract1 tspall-purpose flour (plus more to dust ramekins)3 Tbsp
5
Divide between 4 ramekins and bake at 450˚ for ⏱️ 10-12 minutes (in a very hot oven) until outsides are firm and dry and centers are soft with just the slightest jiggle in the center. Cool ⏱️ 1 minute, then gently loosen cakes with a small knife (if needed). Immediately invert onto plates to untold. Dust with powdered sugar and serve right away with a scoop of ice cream if desired.
Nutrition Facts
calories
579 kcal
fat Content
44 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
4 g
sugar Content
28 g
sodium Content
189 mg
protein Content
8 g
cholesterol Content
242 mg
carbohydrate Content
40 g
saturated Fat Content
25 g
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