Molten Choco Lava Cake. Molten chocolate cake is a popular dessert that combines the elements of a flourless chocolate cake and a soufflé. Its name derives from the dessert's liquid chocolate center, and it is also known as chocolate moelleux (from French for "soft"), chocolate lava cake. This molten chocolate cake, created by master chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten is ready in under an hour!
Perfect for a special occasion, yet easy enough for every day. You'll love the deep chocolate flavor and the warm liquid center! The countdown is officially ON for Valentine's Day! You can cook Molten Choco Lava Cake using 6 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Molten Choco Lava Cake
- You need 1/2 Cup of Butter , unsalted.
- You need 113 Grams of Chocolate Semi-Sweet.
- Prepare 1 Cup of Sugar Granulated.
- You need 2 of Eggs.
- Prepare 2 of Egg Yolks.
- You need 2 Tablespoons of Flour.
Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes have a signature molten liquid chocolate center. Homemade lava cakes are so easy to recreate and taste even better! Serve with powdered sugar, vanilla ice cream, and berries. Chocolate Lava Cakes look impressive but are super easy to make!
Molten Choco Lava Cake step by step
- Chocolate cupcakes with a gooey centre.
- Break the chocolate into small pieces and microwave the butter and chocolate in a bowl, on high for 1 minute..
- Take the bowl out of the microwave and slowly whisk till the chocolate melts and there are no lumps.
- Tir the sugar gently into the above mixture till it is combined and smooth. Whisk in the egg yolks and the eggs.
- Stir in the flour gently until all the ingredients are combined.
- Evenly distribute the batter between four prepared (buttered well) ramekins.
- Place the ramekins on a baking tray and bake for 13 to 15 minutes (depending on how gooey you want the centre to be).
- Take the ramekins out of the oven, wait for 2minutes for it to cool a little and then turn it onto a serving dish..
- Serve hot with a cold scoop of ice cream or with whipped cream.
You can prep the batter ahead of time and refrigerate then bake your Molten Lava Cakes for stress free. Molten chocolate cakes — also known as chocolate lava cakes — are rich individual chocolate cakes with oozing molten centers. The original recipe was created by master chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten fortuitously. These Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes are a rich, decadent, gourmet dessert that are surprisingly easy and uncomplicated to make! Chocolate Molten Lava Cakes are some of the easiest and most decadent desserts to make at home!