Chocolate Molten Cakes

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 33 min
  • Prep: 10 min
  • Cook: 23 min
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Ingredients

1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, plus more for greasing

1/2 pound bittersweet chocolate, at least 60 percent, plus 8 (1-inch) squares

1/2 cup granulated sugar

3 large eggs

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter 4 (6-ounce) ramekins and set aside.
  2. Over a double boiler, melt the butter and chocolate, whisking until smooth. Whisk in the sugar and transfer to a medium bowl. Whisk in the eggs and flour until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared ramekins about 2/3 full. Place 1 of the small chocolate squares right in the middle of each cake and press down with your fingers so it rests in the middle of the ramekin. Bake the cakes until slightly puffy and set around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes. Don't worry if your cake tester comes out wet, the center should still be loose.
  3. BYOC: Use a nice sea salt to garnish, or try toasted coconut flakes, toasted and chopped nuts, fresh berries in the summer or freshly whipped cream.

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Karen K.

thought I'd be different and use white chocolate, (added vanilla extract 2 tsp to batter, then used a 1/2 sq. of bittersweet and 1/2 sq. semi-sweet chocolate together in center. Pretty awesome, oh yeah, I drizzled top with raspberry syrup (i made) fresh raspberries on the side with a dollop of hand whipped heavy whipping cream. FOR ALL OF YOU THAT COULD NOT SEEM TO MAKE THIS, AND LOVE CHOCOLATE MOLTEN LAVA CAKE, HERE'S A TIP:<br />GET A DEVILS FOOD, OR ANY CHOCOLATE CAKE MIX, SPRAY pAM IN YOUR RAMEKINS, MIX UP CAKE MIX ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS, POUR RAMEKINS 2/3 FULL, BAKE FOR 18-20 MINUTES, 20 MIN mAX. TAKE OUT OF OVEN, PLATE WITH GARNISHES. EASY. FAST. AND GOOEY ONLY IN THE MIDDLE, JUST LIKE MOLTEN LAVA!

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