Molten Chocolate Cakes
These delicious chocolate lava cakes are decadent and fun. They always wow a crowd, but they're ready so quickly from start to finish. Enjoy them by themselves or serve with ice cream and fresh berries.
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Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 283kcal
Ingredients
- 5 ounces dark chocolate
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 egg yolks
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Butter bottoms and sides of ramekins.
- Over low heat, melt butter. Chop chocolate while butter melts. Once melted, add chocolate to butter and remove from heat. Stir until melted and incorporated.5 ounces dark chocolate, 10 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Separate 3 eggs. Add yolks to a bowl and save whites for another recipe. Add another 3 whole eggs. Whisk for a minute until lightened and fluffy.3 egg yolks, 3 eggs
- Add powdered sugar and whisk until combined. Pour chocolate into bowl and stir again until incorporated. Add flour and stir just until combined.1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 1/2 cup flour
- Divide batter into ramekins. If making 8, bake at 450 degrees for 9 minutes. See modifications in notes for other quantities. Remove from oven once sides are set and top has just split.
- Run a knife around the edge of the ramekin to loosen then turn upside down onto a plate. Serve immediately alone or with ice cream and fresh berries.
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Notes
- This makes 8 servings generally. If you want to enjoy more cake, you can use larger ramekins and make 6 molten chocolate cakes. Increase the baking time to 10-11 minutes if you do so. Additionally, if you use smaller ramekins, this makes enough to serve 10. Reduce the baking time to 8 minutes if you use smaller ramekins.
- For more tips and tricks, be sure to read the full article above.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 283kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 127mg | Sodium: 29mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g
This site uses an online source to provide nutrition estimates as a courtesy. If you need exact values, please calculate yourself.