Molten Chocolate Lava Cake
Warm chocolate lava cakes made in 20 minutes with dark chocolate, butter, eggs, and a soft gooey center, served with vanilla ice cream.
Equipment
- Microwave-safe bowl
- Mixing bowl
- Two 6-ounce ramekins
- Baking sheet
- Oven
- Microwave
Ingredients
- 3 oz dark chocolate 60-75%
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter plus more for greasing
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Bring dark chocolate and unsalted butter to a small/medium micrwavable bowl.
- Microwave for 30 seconds at 50% power, remove from microwave, stir with a spoon, bring back to microwave. Repeat until all chocolate is melted. Note: do not short cut this step to void burning chocolate!
- In another small/medium bowl, whisk together egg, egg yolk, flour, and sugar.
- Add melted chocolate into egg mixture. Whisk to combine.
- Generously grease two 6 oz ramekins using unsalted butter. Can grease with vegetable oil or canola oil as well.
- Divide mixture equally into the two ramekins. Place ramekins on baking sheet.
- Bake for 12-13 minutes. Remove ramekins promptly. Let it rest for 1 minute (don’t let it sit for too long as it will continue to cook and it will not longer be gooey in the middle). Invert ramekins onto plates.
- Top with vanilla ice cream. Serve and enjoy!