Lava Cake
Rich chocolate slowly melting out of fresh warm Lava Cake for a perfectly intoxicating dessert that is simply delicious.
Prep Time9 minutes mins
Cook Time11 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Cake, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: best lava cake, chocolate lava cake, easy lava cake, lava cake dessert
Servings: 4
Calories:
- 6 oz 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Bar Ghirardelli's brand
- ½ cup (8tbsp; 113g) unsalted butter cold
- ¼ cup (50g) extra fine granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp (18g) all-purpose flour
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 2 large eggs cold
- 2 large egg yolks cold
- 1 tbsp softened unsalted butter
- 1-2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
Preheat the oven to 425°F.
Use your fingers or brush- spread a thin layer of butter on the bottom and sides of four 6 oz ramekins. Sprinkle unsweetened cocoa powder around the inside of the ramekins and tap out any excess cocoa.
Fill the pan with 1 ½ cups of water, fit a glass heat proof bowl atop the pan and steam/simmer over the water on a medium heat. Add the chocolate to the glass bowl. Stir until completely melted and smooth. Remove the bowl from the pan.
Add cold unsalted butter (cut into pieces) to the bowl and stir until the butter is completely melted. Add sugar, salt and mix everything together. Add whole eggs, egg yolks and whisk everything together until no streaks. Add flour and mix until well combined.
Divide the batter into 4 ramekins. Use a spoon or small spatula to smooth and level the top of the batter if needed. Place four ramekins into a baking pan (I used a 9"x9" pan). Place the baking pan in the oven. Bake for 11 minutes or until the top and the sides of the cake has set. Remove from the oven and let rest for 3 minutes.
Working one ramekin at a time. Place a small plate on top of the ramekin and carefully inverting cake into the plate. Let it rest for 10 seconds before lifting the ramekin up and away from the cake. Repeat steps with the rest with the cake(s).
Garnish with powdered sugar and fresh raspberries or strawberries.