Individual Chocolate Lava Cakes, heavenly rich and gooey, and so chocolaty. Spoil your senses with these little beauties, it’s time for a treat! These molten lava cakes are quick and easy to make, perfect for every celebration.
Chocolate! The world would be a sad place without it!I had in my mind for quite a while to make these molten lava cakes, but somehow never got to do it. And l am glad l did, they are simply beautiful.They are rich and chocolaty, but what makes them special is the oozing molten centre. They are like little volcanoes that erupt, incredibly tasty ones.
Making the cakes can be a bit tricky, in the sense that some crucial observations have to be made, and I learnt it the hard way, by completely ruining the very first cakes. Luckily, there was enough batter for 6 cakes, so I had my second chance and I am now able to share my experience and provide detailed instructions on how to make these divine chocolate cakes. You live and learn!
Once you get how to make them, you actually realise it is so easy, just a piece of cake. And it does not take long at all. But, oven temperature and time in the oven are crucial.
HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKES
You do not want to bake them for too long, otherwise the centre won’t be gooey anymore. Not that they are not yummy even if they don’t have the gooey centre, but they won’t be as good. And they won’t be lava cakes.
- in an oven-proof bowl, add the butter and chocolate and set it over a pan of simmering water so that they melt, then remove from the heat and leave to cool
- in a separate bowl, sift the icing sugar, add the cocoa powder, baking powder and flour, and mix well
- beat the eggs well, and add them to the cooled melted chocolate
- mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients so that you get a smooth paste#
- butter 6 ramekins, then dust with cocoa powder
- divide the mixture evenly between the ramekins, and bake for 10 minutes until the top is firm, but the centre is gooey
- to remove from the ramekins, run a shark knife along the edges, then place a small plate on top of the ramekin, and turn the cake upside down
After a few trials, I concluded that 10 minutes in the oven is the perfect baking time. Do not remove them earlier, otherwise they will collapse is you turn them upside down.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH MOLTEN LAVA CAKES
These molten chocolate lava cakes are absolutely delicious on their own, but, if you want to take them to the very next level, and make the plate a bit more interesting, serve them with fresh fruit, like raspberries or strawberries, or any other berries of your choice.
Ice cream is always a great addition to any chocolate dessert, especially vanilla ice cream, but any other ice cream will do. The combo hot chocolate dessert and ice cream is always one of a kind. Or, why not, some chocolate sauce for some extra chocolate goodness.
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Individual Chocolate Lava Cakes, heavenly rich and gooey, and so chocolaty. Spoil your senses with these little beauties, it's time for a treat! These molten lava cakes are quick and easy to make, perfect for every celebration like Valentine's Day. 6 perfect ramekins with an absolutely delicious chocolate dessert, these homemade individual cakes are the best way to say I love you.
- 100 g dark chocolate
- 100 g butter plus 1 tbsp extra for greasing
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 50 g plain flour
- 80 g icing sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
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Break the chocolate into small pieces and cut the butter into small cubes. Place them in a heatproof bowl and set them over a pan of boiling water to melt, then remove from the heat and allow the mixture to cool.
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In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, icing sugar, cocoa powder and baking powder.
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Mix the eggs and the egg yolk with an electric mixer for about 1 minute until foamy, then add the melted chocolate and butter and mix well.
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Fold in the dry ingredients.
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Butter 6 ramekins and dust well with cocoa powder, then turn them upside-down and tap to remove the excess cocoa powder.
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Divide the mixture between the 6 ramekins. Be careful not to fill the ramekins, ideally you want them only about half to 3 quarters full, otherwise they will rise too much and overflow.
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Bake in the preheated oven at 200 degrees C (390 Fahrenheit) for 10 minutes or until firm on the outside but gooey on the inside.
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Carefully remove from the oven, then run a knife around to ease up the edges. The top will be firm, but the middle nice and gooey.
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Place a small plate on top of the ramekin and quickly turn it onto a plate.
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Sprinkle some icing sugar on top and decorate with raspberries and mint.
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Serve warm.
- Click on the US Customary link to see the measurements displayed in cups and ounces.
- The servings can be adjusted by clicking the number next to Servings.
I’d better not show this recipe to one of my daughters who’s a virtual chocoholic! These look absolutely delicious. i’ll have to read through your recipe carefully to see how that middle part is created. It looks as though it’s self-saucing! 🙂
l always tell myself that l deserve chocolate for having made it through a very busy day in one piece ?
The cake is yummy!
I’ve copied the recipe and intend to make those yummy looking cakes very soon 🙂
Chocolate is always a good idea but it’s even better when it’s valentine. This recipe looks amazing we have to try it 😋
I’m sure you’ll like them ?
looks amazing!
Thank you! ?
yummm
toothsome……..:-)
Thank you ?
You’re welcome 🙂
Delicios 🙂 Yummy!
Thanks!
This looks beyond delicious. Sharing it everywhere. 🙂
Thank you very much, very nice of you! ?
Just gorgeous, love these miniature molten lava cakes, although I’ll have to admit, I could eat more than one at a time 🙂
Thank you! I know, l cannot possibly have only one either, but then it would be rude not to have more ?
I love to bake, and I haven’t been able to successfully make these cakes yet. I think I over bake them? Your lava cake is perfect!
Thank you very much for your kind message. Indeed, these cakes can be a bit tricky and timing is crucial. They should not be left more than 11-12 minutes maximum, so after 9 minutes l keep checking the oven until l feel they can be safely turned upside down. I did try a few times before l got the result l was after. But then, they are so delicious, so l did not mind trying over and over again ?
I hope yours will come out looking perfect! ?
Thank you for persevering – you’ve almost convinced me to try them myself! They look amazing!
Thank you for bringing these along to Fiesta Friday!
Ginger x
Thank you, l am glad you like them. Practice makes perfect ?
It really doesn’t get much better than oozing chocolatey goodness 🙂 This molten cake is beautiful!
Thank you very much ?
Oh my gosh! I need this molten lava cake in my life ASAP! Happy FF!
Thank you ? Happy FF to you too! I know, what would we do without chocolate?