Queso Cornbread Lava Cakes
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 620
- Total Fat
- 40
- Saturated Fat
- 15
- Carbohydrates
- 50
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 9
- Protein
- 16
- Cholesterol
- 116
- Sodium
- 1205
- Total: 1 hr 50 min (includes freezing time)
- Active: 20 min
Ingredients
6 ounces processed cheese, such as Velveeta, at room temperature
2 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for serving
2 canned chipotles in adobo
Nonstick cooking spray, for the ramekins
1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting (see Cook's Note)
1/2 cup white cornmeal
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 large egg
Directions
- Combine the cheese, cream cheese, butter and chipotles in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Scoop the cheese mixture into 4 balls on a baking sheet using a medium ice cream scoop. Freeze until hard, about 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spray 4 tall 8-ounce ramekins (ours were 2 inches tall on the outside and 3 1/2 inches wide) with nonstick cooking spray and dust lightly with flour.
- Whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together the milk, oil and egg in a small bowl. Whisk the wet ingredients into the dry until smooth.
- Put 2 tablespoons of the batter into each prepared ramekin to coat the bottom. Put one cheese scoop in the middle of the batter in each ramekin, making sure there is a 1/4-inch border all the way around the cheese mixture (you do not want it to touch the sides). Divide the remaining batter among the ramekins and place on a baking sheet. Bake until puffed and slightly golden around the edges, about 25 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes. Invert onto a plate, top with a pat of butter and serve.
Cook’s Note
When measuring flour, we spoon it into a dry measuring cup and level off excess. (Scooping directly from the bag compacts the flour, resulting in dry baked goods.)