Description
The best chocolate lava cake recipe I’ve ever had. Serve topped with powdered sugar or vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter, cut into 8 pieces
- 6 ½ (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 3 eggs, room temperature
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- 4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease and flour four 6-ounce ramekins.
- Place chocolate and butter in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently
- scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching
- until chocolate is melted
- about 5 minutes.
- Combine eggs and sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until pale and thick
- about 5 minutes. Mix in melted chocolate
- cocoa powder
- and flour until combined. Pour batter into the prepared ramekins and place on a baking tray.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the sides are set but the middle is still jiggly
- 10 to 13 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 4