How to Make Chocolate Lava Cake

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Make Chocolate Lava Cake

How to Make Chocolate Lava Cake

Only 5 ingredients for this DELICIOUS dessert!

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First, melt your butter and chocolate over a double boiler or you could use the microwave.

First, melt your butter and chocolate over a double boiler or you could use the microwave.

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To get the best chocolate dessert, to me, is by using good quality chocolate. In this case, I'm using Callebaut. Ghiradhelli is good too.

To get the best chocolate dessert, to me, is by using good quality chocolate. In this case, I'm using Callebaut. Ghiradhelli is good too.

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Anyway, while your chocolate and butter is melting, whip up your eggs and sugar until VERY thick and pale. About 5-7 minutes.

Anyway, while your chocolate and butter is melting, whip up your eggs and sugar until VERY thick and pale. About 5-7 minutes.

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Remove the bowl from heat once the chocolate has fully melted. It's ok if the butter hasn't fully melted. Just continue whisking after you've taken it off the heat, the residual heat melts the butter.

Remove the bowl from heat once the chocolate has fully melted. It's ok if the butter hasn't fully melted. Just continue whisking after you've taken it off the heat, the residual heat melts the butter.

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This is how the egg and sugar mixture should look like.

This is how the egg and sugar mixture should look like.

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A little video to show the texture and thickness of the egg and sugar batter.

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Then fold in the flour in three batches.

Then fold in the flour in three batches.

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Once that's done, pour half of the egg, sugar and flour batter into the melted chocolate and butter.

Once that's done, pour half of the egg, sugar and flour batter into the melted chocolate and butter.

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Mix it well!

Mix it well!

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This is when it's done. It would be pretty thick.

This is when it's done. It would be pretty thick.

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Now add the chocolate batter into the previous remaining half egg and sugar batter. Fold it only until incorporated!

Now add the chocolate batter into the previous remaining half egg and sugar batter. Fold it only until incorporated!

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Once you're done, cover it with plastic wrap and chill it in the fridge for 1 hour.

Once you're done, cover it with plastic wrap and chill it in the fridge for 1 hour.

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When there is 15 mins left for the batter to chill, preheat your oven to 180°C/350°F. You could use any ramekin or mould that you want. I used a greased ring mould and lined it with parchment paper.

When there is 15 mins left for the batter to chill, preheat your oven to 180°C/350°F. You could use any ramekin or mould that you want. I used a greased ring mould and lined it with parchment paper.

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Then fill it about 80% with the batter. And bake for exactly 8 minutes. 8 minutes only!

Then fill it about 80% with the batter. And bake for exactly 8 minutes. 8 minutes only!

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The end result!

The end result!

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After letting it rest for 5 minutes, remove the ring mould and peel off the parchment paper.

After letting it rest for 5 minutes, remove the ring mould and peel off the parchment paper.

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Pop it on to a plate, design it however you like and.....

Pop it on to a plate, design it however you like and.....

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TADA!

TADA!

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Try not to eat it in 3 seconds... Btw these are best served warm, fresh with a dollop of ice cream!

Try not to eat it in 3 seconds... Btw these are best served warm, fresh with a dollop of ice cream!

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Hope you enjoyed this guide! Happy baking! My instagram: @farahvaz

Hope you enjoyed this guide! Happy baking! My instagram: @farahvaz

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19 Comments
Supplies

3 Large eggs

⅔ Cups Granulated sugar

½ Cups Butter

⅔ Cups Dark chocolate chips

4 Tablespoons All purpose flour

zara mercier

omg looks so good!!!

zara mercier last month

Farah Vazeer

Bonnie, I guess time differs depending on the size of your cakes! But yay, it was a success for you :)

(author) 3 months ago

Bonnie Wolf

Just made them! Delicious but we needed more about 15 minutes in the oven

Bonnie Wolf 3 months ago

Maizah Fariha

I will!!!

Maizah Fariha 3 months ago

Farah Vazeer

Make it Maizah! :)

(author) 3 months ago

Maizah Fariha

I love it!!!!choco-choco-choco😘😘!!!!!

Maizah Fariha 3 months ago

Farah Vazeer

Thanks for all of your lovely comments!

(author) 8 months ago

Farah Vazeer

@Liz I wouldn't say it's uncooked. It's undercooked-ish. It's safe to eat don't worry. Haha :)

(author) 8 months ago

Farah Vazeer

@Omar you could store them in the fridge and the reheat it in the microwave but freezing, I don't think it'll still be runny in the centre even if you reheat it! Fresh out of the oven are the best!

(author) 8 months ago

Farah Vazeer

@Bryony ummm, im not too sure as I froze the remaining cake batter after I baked 5! But I would say maybe around 10-15?

(author) 8 months ago

Liz 🎀

How did you get the chocolate filling inside? Is it just uncooked cake batter?

Liz 🎀 8 months ago

Omar Balaa

Will the molten part stay after refreezing or storing them in the fridge?

Omar Balaa 8 months ago

Chelsea Dowman

My mouth is watering… literally!

Chelsea Dowman 8 months ago

Linda O.

Sophisticated and visually scrumptious!

Linda O. 8 months ago

Michelle Plantamura

Oh my god yes. Must do.

Michelle Plantamura 8 months ago

Ava Sheets

This looks so delicious!!!

Ava Sheets 8 months ago

Bryony M

These look great :D how many would you say the mixture makes? :)

Bryony M 8 months ago

Aanchal !

That looks super delicious !!!! And, I love the way you've presented it :)

Aanchal ! 8 months ago

Y P

ohhh man! Must try!!!

Y P 8 months ago

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Farah Vazeer

@Terry When you put it in the fridge, the batter gets even thicker and obviously it would get cold. So when you bake it in the oven, it would cook the outer part first before getting to the centre. That ensures the lava part :)

(author) 3 months ago

Terry C

Why should u put it in the fridge?

Terry C 3 months ago

nizar halloun

At the 2 sides shoud i turn the oven?

nizar halloun last month

Angelica Andersson

Ok thanks :)

Angelica Andersson 7 months ago

Farah Vazeer

Umm yeah but you won't get to peel it off very easily as it isn't very stiff. So peeling a cupcake liners runs the risk of breaking the lava without intending too. Unless you don't mind eating straight as a chocolate lava cupcake :)

(author) 7 months ago

Angelica Andersson

Does it work with cupcake liners?

Angelica Andersson 7 months ago

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Megan L

I know but surely you still wanna eat it?

Megan L 3 months ago

Farah Vazeer

Off? It's just for deco haha

(author) 3 months ago

Megan L

I think that strawberry is off :/

Megan L 3 months ago

Justine2707 Chimmy

Oh la la!

Justine2707 Chimmy 8 months ago

A R

Heaven!

A R 8 months ago

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