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chocolate lava cake

Restaurant-Quality Chocolate Lava Cake

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A rich, decadent chocolate dessert with a perfectly molten center. Ready in under 30 minutes, this foolproof recipe uses high-quality dark chocolate and a few simple pantry staples to create a restaurant-quality experience right in your own kitchen.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 480
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 6 ounces high-quality dark chocolate bars, chopped Do not use chocolate chips
  • ½ cup unsalted butter Plus extra for greasing ramekins
  • 2 large whole eggs Room temperature
  • 2 large egg yolks Room temperature
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar Fine white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour Measure carefully so batter is not dense
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder For dusting the ramekins

Equipment

  • 4 ramekins 6-ounce capacity
  • 2 Mixing bowls For batter preparation
  • 1 Whisk For beating eggs
  • 1 Rubber spatula For folding batter gently

Method
 

  1. Brush four ramekins heavily with melted butter and dust them completely with cocoa powder, tapping out the excess.
  2. Melt the chopped dark chocolate and butter together in a heatproof bowl set over simmering water until completely smooth.
    melting dark chocolate and butter for lava cakes
  3. Whisk the whole eggs, egg yolks, and granulated sugar in a separate bowl until thick, pale, and ribbony.
    whisking eggs and sugar until pale
  4. Gently fold the warm melted chocolate mixture into the whipped eggs, then sprinkle the flour on top and fold until just combined.
    folding chocolate lava cake batter
  5. Divide the batter evenly among the prepared ramekins and bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes until edges are set but centers jiggle.
  6. Let the cakes rest for exactly one minute before carefully inverting them onto serving plates.

Nutrition

Serving: 150gCalories: 480kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 6gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 20gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 165mgSodium: 35mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 4gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 15IUCalcium: 40mgIron: 3mg

Notes

Do not overbake. The center should jiggle slightly when you pull the ramekins from the oven. Let them rest for exactly one minute before inverting onto a plate to ensure the molten center stays intact.

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