Molten chocolate lava cakes
A rich and decadent dessert with an oozing chocolate centre that is amazingly easy to make.
How long will it take?
30 minutes
What’s the serving size?
Serves 8
What do I need?
- 200g dark chocolate, chopped
- 200g butter, chopped
- 200g caster sugar
- 200g plain flour, sifted
- 4 eggs plus 4 extra egg yolks
- Extra butter for greasing
- Cocoa powder for dusting
How do I make it?
- Grease 8 small ramekins with the extra butter.
- Line the base of each ramekin with a circle of baking paper.
- Sprinkle a little cocoa powder into the base of each ramekin and shake it until the sides are covered. Shake off any excess cocoa powder and set ramekins aside.
- Heat butter and chocolate in microwave at 50% power for 3-4 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted and smooth. Set aside to cool at room temperature.
- Using electric blender whisk eggs plus extra yolks and caster sugar in a bowl until pale and smooth.
- Add ¼ of egg mix to chocolate and beat until smooth. Repeat with remaining egg mixture until it is all added to chocolate.
- Fold in flour.
- Divide mixture between the ramekins and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 180C.
- Put ramekins on a baking tray and place in oven.
- Cook for 10-12 minutes or until cakes are beginning to come away from the sides of the ramekins.
- Remove from oven and allow to rest for 2 minutes.
- Loosen cakes from the sides of the ramekins and upturn onto a plate.
- Remove baking paper and dust with cocoa powder or icing sugar to serve.
- Enjoy with cream or ice-cream.
