Molten Lava Cakes
Serves
5
Total Time
102 MINS
Calories
468
Back by popular demand! Utterly decadent and deceptively impressive; keep a close eye on these little chocolate bombs while they're in the oven to ensure a molten center.
- Unsalted butter
30 g (about 2 ⅛ tablespoons)
- Cocoa powder
as needed
- Dark chocolate
100 g (about ½ cup)chopped
- Egg
2 (about 100 g)
- Egg yolk
2 (about 40 g)
- Granulated sugar
100 g (about ½ cup)
- Salt
1 pinch (about 0.38 g)
- All purpose flour
50 g (about ½ cup)
INGREDIENTS
- 1. Add unsalted butter to a clean small glass bowl
- 2. Melt until completely melted - low heat
- 3. Brush content of 5 ramekins with small glass bowl
- 4. Chill ramekins in fridge until set
- 5. Brush content of 5 ramekins with small glass bowl
- 6. Dust with cocoa powder
- 7. Add dark chocolate and unsalted butter to a clean medium glass bowl
- 8. Heat in double boiler until completely melted
- 9. Leave until cool - 5 min
- 10. Add egg, egg yolk, granulated sugar and salt to a clean large mixing bowl
- 11. Whisk until well combined
- 12. Add all purpose flour to the mixture
- 13. Mix until combined
- 14. Fold chocolate mixture into mixture gently
- 15. Pour mixture into 5 ramekins
- 16. Chill - 1 hr
- 17. Pre-heat oven - 200°C
- 18. Prepare a clean large roasting dish with water
- 19. Transfer ramekins to large roasting dish carefully
- 20. Bake in water bath - 12 min
- 21. Remove content of 5 ramekins from ice bath
- 22. Bake ramekins - 5 min, 200°C
- 23. Invert carefully
- 24. Serve
METHOD
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