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Are you looking for an easy but to die for chocolate dessert? Chocolate Molten Lava Cake is a super easy recipe that will wow your family and friends. This dessert recipe is great for a dinner party or just a family dinner. It is prepared and served in under thirty minutes.
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Jump to RecipeThe best thing is, you can prepare the Chocolate Molten Lava Cake batter in advance so you can socialize and not be slaving away preparing for dessert!
I suggest putting the dessert plate on top of the ramekin before turning it upside down because the lava cake should slide right out!
Don’t skip the sprinkle of powdered sugar…it really puts it over the top!
Vanilla ice cream is a must!
Make it extra special by topping it with a chocolate sauce and chocolate shavings. It doesn’t take long and it will make it look like you spent so much time preparing it!
To berry or not to berry?
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If you have leftovers you can reheat it by placing a moist paper towel over the cake and heating in the microwave for 40 seconds!
Chocolate Molten Lava Cake
Ingredients
Grease Ramekins
- 2 tbsp Salted or Unsalted Butter Do not use cooking spray!
Molten Lava Cake Batter
- 2 Eggs
- 2 Egg Yolks
- ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 pinch Salt
- ¼ cup Light Brown Sugar
- 2 tbsp All Purpose Flour
- 1 tbsp Powdered Sugar
- 8 tbsp Salted Butter 1 stick
- 6 oz Ghiradelli Bittersweet Baking Chocolate
Toppings (optional but highly recommended)
- 2 tbsp Powdered Sugar
- Vanilla Ice Cream
- Chocolate Sauce
- ½ oz Ghiradelli Bittersweet Chocolate Shavings
- Fresh Berries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450° Fahrenheit using middle rack.
- Generously grease four 6 oz ramekins with butter and place on a baking sheet.
- In a mixing bowl add the egg yolks, eggs, vanilla extract, salt, light brown sugar, flour and powdered sugar. Beat on high speed for approximately 3 minutes or until completely combined and slightly thickened.
- While the above mixture is beating, start breaking the chocolate into small chunks.
- In a microwave safe bowl, cut the salted butter into four squares and melt gradually for 20 second intervals and stirring in between until completely melted.
- Remove melted butter from microwave and gradually add the chocolate chunks, stirring until completely melted. If needed return to microwave for 20 second intervals until melted.
- Remove the mixing bowl from the electric mixer and add the melted chocolate mixture. Gently fold until combined with a spatula.
- Evenly distribute into the ramekins.
- Bake for 7-8 minutes. The sides will pass a toothpick test but the middle should remain somewhat liquidy.
- Have all your optional toppings ready to go (powdered sugar, ice cream, chocolate syrup, chocolate shavings and berries).
- Remove and let sit for 1 minute (do not let them sit longer or the “lava” will continue to cook through)!
- Turn them upside down onto dessert plates (they should pop out easily).
- Sprinkle each cake with powdered sugar, add vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup and then sprinkle chocolate shavings. Add some fresh berries if desired.
- Serve and enjoy the chocolatey greatness!
Notes
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Looks delicious and thinking how nice this would be for a final dessert in an afternoon tea. Will have to keep it in mind. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Beth!
I cannot wait to try !
Let me know how you like it!