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Molten Chocolate Lava Cake Recipe
You will absolutely love simply prepared chocolate lava cake with a molten center that makes for the perfect dessert..
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 24 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 9 min👤 Chef Billy Parisi📖 billyparisi
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- oven
- whisk
- pot
- bowl
- spatula
- casserole dish
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat the oven to 450°.
2
In a stand mixer with the whisk attachment on high-speed whisk together the eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla extra until it turns white and is light and fluffy, which takes about ⏱️ 3-4 minutes. Set aside.
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3
Bring a medium-size pot a third filled with water to a low simmer over low-medium heat. Add the butter and chocolate in a metal bowl and place them onto the pot once it is lightly simmering. Constantly stir using a rubber spatula until completely melted and smooth.
4
Pour about a ½ cup of the melted chocolate into the whisked egg and sugar mixture and fold together using a rubber spatula for 20 to ⏱️ 30 seconds to temper the eggs. Pour in the remaining chocolate and fold until completely mixed in.
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5
Next, fold in the flour using a rubber spatula until mixed in.
6
At this stage, you can add them to buttered and floured ramekins and bake or spread them out on a 13x9 casserole dish and place it in the refrigerator until completely cool, which takes about ⏱️ 30-45 minutes.
7
Butter and flour 6 8-ounce ramekins or 6 3 inches in diameter by 4” tall baking cylinders and place on a cookie sheet tray lined with parchment paper.
8
Scoop out the batter and evenly distribute it across the ramekins or cylinders. See note on doubling batter for bigger taller lava cakes.
9
Bake in the oven at 450° for ⏱️ 9 minutes on the dot.
10
If using a ramekin, invert on a plate for ⏱️ 10 seconds and remove or pull the cylinder up and use a spatula to transfer it to a plate.
11
Garnish with optional whipped cream, chocolate sauce, strawberries, ice cream, a dusting of cocoa powder, or a dusting of powdered sugar, and serve.
Nutrition Facts
calories
532 kcal
fat Content
38 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
31 g
sodium Content
42 mg
protein Content
7 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
232 mg
carbohydrate Content
41 g
saturated Fat Content
22 g
unsaturated Fat Content
13 g
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