Description
This rich and decadent chocolate lava cake features a warm, gooey molten center, perfect for a special dessert that is both elegant and easy to make at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup unsalted butter (115 g)
- 4 oz dark chocolate (chopped) (115 g)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- Pinch of salt
- Vanilla ice cream (optional for serving)
- Powdered sugar (optional for dusting)
- Fresh berries (optional for serving)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 °F (220 °C). Butter and lightly flour four ramekins and place them on a baking sheet.
- Melt the butter and dark chocolate together in a heatproof bowl, using the microwave in 20–30 second bursts or a double boiler, stirring until smooth.
- Whisk the powdered sugar into the melted chocolate mixture until well combined.
- Add the eggs and egg yolks one at a time, whisking thoroughly after each addition.
- Stir in the vanilla extract, then fold in the flour and salt just until combined.
- Divide the batter evenly among the prepared ramekins.
- Bake for 11 to 13 minutes until the edges are set but the centers remain soft and slightly jiggly.
- Let the cakes rest for 1 minute, then carefully invert onto plates or serve directly from the ramekins.
- Dust with powdered sugar or top with vanilla ice cream and fresh berries if desired.
Notes
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 34 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg