Chocolate Lava cakes
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (or 1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature plus 1/2 tbsp to grease the ramekins
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar plus 4 tbsp to dust the ramekins
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar to be used for serving (optional)
Instructions
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Grease the ramekins with butter and dust with granulated sugar. This ensure that the cakes come out of ramekins easily when inverted onto plates. Set aside.
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Put the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl.
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Place the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and let the chocolate and butter melt. Stir occasionally.
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Let the chocolate mixture cool.
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In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk the eggs, salt, sugar and vanilla extract until doubled in volume and the egg mixture become pale.
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Pour the egg mixture over the chocolate and add the flour.
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Gently mix everything until well combined.
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Pour the chocolate batter in the ramekins and place the ramekins on a baking sheet.
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Bake in 425°F preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until the edges and tops are firm but the centers are still soft.
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Wait 1 to 2 minutes, then run a knife around the edges of the cakes, then invert each cake on a plate.
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Dust with powdered sugar (optional) and serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
- You can serve these cakes with ice cream, with fruits, chocolate sauce, you name it!