Chocolate Lava Cake
Individual chocolate cakes, the French fondant au chocolat, baked hot and fast so the outside sets while the centre stays molten. Timing is everything — a minute too long and the flowing middle turns to cake.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 150 g dark chocolate (70%), chopped
- 125 g butter, diced
- 3 eggs
- 3 egg yolks
- 75 g sugar
- 30 g plain flour
- 1 pinch salt
- 15 g butter, softened, for the ramekins
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder, for the ramekins
- 1 tbsp icing sugar, to dust
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 2711 kcal · P 42.3g · C 216.6g · F 192.6g
Estimated from 10 of 10 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Heat the oven to 200°C with a baking tray inside. Brush six 150 ml ramekins with softened butter using upward strokes, dust with cocoa and tap out the excess — this lets the cakes turn out cleanly.
- 2Melt the chocolate and diced butter in a bowl set over barely simmering water, stirring until smooth; leave to cool for 5 minutes.
- 3Whisk the eggs, yolks, sugar and salt with an electric mixer for 5 minutes until pale, thick and doubled in volume.
- 4Fold the chocolate into the eggs, then sift over the flour and fold gently until just combined.
- 5Divide between the ramekins, filling them three-quarters full. You can chill them at this point for up to 24 hours; add 2 minutes to the baking time if baking from cold.
- 6Bake on the hot tray for 10–12 minutes, until the tops have risen and set but the centre still wobbles when you nudge the ramekin — a minute too long and the molten centre sets. Test one first in your oven.
- 7Leave for 1 minute, run a thin knife around the edge, invert onto a plate and lift off the ramekin. Dust with icing sugar and serve straight away.
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Questions and answers
How long does Chocolate Lava Cake take to make?
About 32 minutes: 20 min prep and 12 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Chocolate Lava Cake?
9 ingredients: dark chocolate, butter, eggs, egg yolks, sugar, plain flour, salt, cocoa powder, icing sugar.
How many servings does this Chocolate Lava Cake recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Chocolate Lava Cake?
About 452 kcal, with 7 g protein, 36.1 g carbohydrate and 32.1 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Chocolate Lava Cake recipe suit?
It is vegetarian.
What cuisine is Chocolate Lava Cake?
Chocolate Lava Cake comes from French cuisine.
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