Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes
Restaurant-style chocolate lava cakes with gooey molten centers, ready in 25 minutes. Perfect for date night.
⏱ 22 min🍽 Serves 4👩🍳 Medium
Few desserts impress like a lava cake breaking open. Only six ingredients and 12 minutes in the oven.
The recipe
Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes
Prep10 min
Cook12 min
Total22 min
Serves4
LevelMedium
Calories~450
Ingredients
Instructions
- Heat oven to 220°C (425°F). Butter 4 ramekins and dust with cocoa.
- Melt chocolate and butter; cool slightly.
- Whisk eggs, yolks and sugar until thick and pale. Fold in chocolate, then flour and salt.
- Divide into ramekins. Bake 11–13 minutes until edges are firm and centers soft.
- Rest 1 minute, run a knife around, and invert onto plates.
💡 Tips for success
- Make ahead: fill ramekins and refrigerate up to 1 day; add 2 minutes baking time.
Calories are an estimate per serving. Cuisine: French · Course: Desserts & Baking
