Description
This quick and easy chocolate lava cake recipe is the perfect dessert for chocolate lovers!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/4 (56g) cup butter
- 3 oz. (85g) chocolate (semi-sweet or dark)
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp (25g) granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp (25g) light brown sugar
- 2 tbsp (40g) all-purpose flour
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven at 425F and grease two ramequins
- Melt your chocolate and butter together using a bain-marie (or if you are in a rush microwaving but do small intervals to avoid burning the chocolate)
- Beat the egg, egg yolk, vanilla and sugar until you obtain a pale foamy mixture
- Gently fold the melted chocolate and the flour into the egg mixture (make sure you do not over-mix)
- Separate the batter between the two ramequins and bake for 10-12 minutes (or until the sides are firm and the centres are soft)
- Let the ramequins sit for 1 minute before inverting them on individual plates (you can also serve them directly in the ramequins)
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: dessert
Keywords: chocolate lava cake, molten cake, cake, chocolate