Lava Cakes
These chocolate lava cakes have gooey molten centers for a rich and decadent dessert that is ready in minutes!
Servings: 4
Calories: 441
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 ounces dark chocolate
- ⅓ cup butter
- 1 Tablespoon instant espresso powder
- 1 Tablespoon boiling water
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ¼ cup flour
- 1 Tablespoon cocoa more or less, for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450˚F. Grease 4 ramekins and dust with cocoa.
- In a medium bowl, melt butter and chocolate at 2, 30 second intervals, stirring in between until just melted. Microwave 20 seconds more only if needed.
- Add boiling water to espresso powder. Stir into chocolate mixture. Set aside and cool.
- In a small bowl, whisk eggs and sugar together very well.
- Whisk chocolate mixture and slowly add to the egg mixture in a steady stream.
- Fold in flour to chocolate egg mixture only until just combined.
- Distribute evenly into prepared ramekins. Set ramekins on a bake sheet.
- Bake for 9 minutes, remove. Cool just slightly, then use a flat blade knife to cut around the sides of each ramekin. Invert a serving plate on top of ramekin, then flip it over. Carefully remove ramekin.
- Garnish with a dusting of powdered sugar, berries, or ice cream and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 441 | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 135mg | Sodium: 164mg | Potassium: 314mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 619IU | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 4mg