Chocolate Lava Cake
Chocolate Lava Cake is a quick French dessert: about 25 minutes from start to finish, for 4 servings. The main ingredients are dark chocolate, butter and eggs. The cooking is mostly baking and simmering. Each serving has about 420 calories and 7 g of protein.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Calories
- 420 kcal
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Ingredients
For 4 servings
- 170 gdark chocolate
- 115 gbutter
- 2eggs
- 2egg yolks
- 65 ggranulated sugar
- 30 gall-purpose flour
- 1 pinchsalt
- 1 tbspcocoa powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 220C (425F). Generously butter four ramekins and dust with cocoa powder, tapping out the excess.
- Melt the dark chocolate and butter together in a bowl over simmering water, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, egg yolks, and granulated sugar vigorously until pale and thick, about 3 minutes.
- Fold the melted chocolate mixture into the egg mixture, then sift in all-purpose flour and salt. Fold gently until just combined.
- Divide batter evenly among the prepared ramekins. Bake for 12-14 minutes until the edges are set but the center jiggles slightly. Let rest for 1 minute, then invert onto plates and serve immediately.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 420 kcal
- Protein
- 7 g
- Fat
- 28 g
- Carbs
- 38 g
Approximate values for one serving.
About this recipe
- Cuisine: French
- Dish type: Dessert
- In cookbook: Sweet Tooth
