A lovely, gooey chocolate lava cake recipe - irresistible! It's the ultimate treat for chocolate lovers - a rich, delicate cake with a warm, gooey centre that flows like molten lava when cut open. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for the ultimate experience!
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ended up rising and looking like a muffin and tasted horrible
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Linda
I tripled the recipe. Beat the eggs until really thick, this takes a while (10 minutes), then beat chocolate into the mixture, folded flour for one minute until no white traces. Then put into small cups. Cooked for the twelve minutes. I used 90% chocolate (Lindt). This was exquisitely decadent. The shell was perfect and ran like a river when cut.
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Anon
Amazing !
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Macy
Its easy! & I had success for the first time. The cake tastes so good ! Will do again to make it even better!
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Anon.
Great thanks!
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Lani
This lava cake is amazinggg :) my first time making it & I'm so glad I picked this recipe lol. It's super simple & tastes gorgeous. I read the reviews and noted the lady who did a double batch and also had to cook mine around the 17min mark. I made mine in a large muffin tin that cooks 6 at a time - it worked fine :) The review that said it didn't turn out as lava cake most likely overcooked it. I kept an eye on mine to ensure the top was cooked enough to hold the lava & that I didn't cook it right through.
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Kristen Vosloo
I tried this recipe. Brilliant!!! Thank you:)
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Pushpa
My son in law set me a challenge to make lava cake. I like to keep things simple so when I saw this recipe and how easy it looked, I made it! It turned out great,my family loved it! I will make more! Thank you for giving me confidence to try this awesome easy recipe!
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VickiAnn
Been wanting an awesome recipe for lava cake since I first tried it in Brunei. Thank you Chelsea x
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cheryl cockill
I just made this. I tripled the mixture (2 x parts dark chocolate and 1 x part milk chocolate as we prefer it not so rich) and it made 8 (should have been 9) but think my ramekins are a bit bigger than standard ones. After 10-12 minutes was still too soft to touch on top. I had to cook it for 17 minutes in total and was perfect! My nephew, who requested the cakes for his birthday, was very happy. Dished it with ice-cream to finish it off . . . recommend you give it a try.
Preheat oven to 180°C bake. Grease 3 x 7-8cm round ramekins with a little butter.
Melt the butter and chocolate together using either a microwave (on a low power setting) or a bain-marie.
In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the eggs and sugar together until pale and frothy.
Pour the melted chocolate into the egg mixture. Add flour and use a spatula to mix until combined.
Fill the ramekins approximately two thirds to three quarters full with the cake mix and bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes. The cake should still be a little wobbly on top (it is deliberately under-cooked to achieve the runny, lava centre).
Leave to cool for 1-2 minutes, then use a butter knife to loosen the edges. Tip each cake upside-down onto a plate and tap lightly on the bottom of the ramekin - the cake should fall out onto the plate.
Dust with cocoa powder, if desired, top with a scoop of ice cream and devour immediately!
ended up rising and looking like a muffin and tasted horrible
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Linda
I tripled the recipe. Beat the eggs until really thick, this takes a while (10 minutes), then beat chocolate into the mixture, folded flour for one minute until no white traces. Then put into small cups. Cooked for the twelve minutes. I used 90% chocolate (Lindt). This was exquisitely decadent. The shell was perfect and ran like a river when cut.
5
Anon
Amazing !
5
Macy
Its easy! & I had success for the first time. The cake tastes so good ! Will do again to make it even better!
5
Anon.
Great thanks!
5
Lani
This lava cake is amazinggg :) my first time making it & I'm so glad I picked this recipe lol. It's super simple & tastes gorgeous. I read the reviews and noted the lady who did a double batch and also had to cook mine around the 17min mark. I made mine in a large muffin tin that cooks 6 at a time - it worked fine :) The review that said it didn't turn out as lava cake most likely overcooked it. I kept an eye on mine to ensure the top was cooked enough to hold the lava & that I didn't cook it right through.
5
Kristen Vosloo
I tried this recipe. Brilliant!!! Thank you:)
5
Pushpa
My son in law set me a challenge to make lava cake. I like to keep things simple so when I saw this recipe and how easy it looked, I made it! It turned out great,my family loved it! I will make more! Thank you for giving me confidence to try this awesome easy recipe!
5
VickiAnn
Been wanting an awesome recipe for lava cake since I first tried it in Brunei. Thank you Chelsea x
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cheryl cockill
I just made this. I tripled the mixture (2 x parts dark chocolate and 1 x part milk chocolate as we prefer it not so rich) and it made 8 (should have been 9) but think my ramekins are a bit bigger than standard ones. After 10-12 minutes was still too soft to touch on top. I had to cook it for 17 minutes in total and was perfect! My nephew, who requested the cakes for his birthday, was very happy. Dished it with ice-cream to finish it off . . . recommend you give it a try.