Description
A rich and easy molten lava cake recipe with a warm gooey center, perfect when you want copycat restaurant desserts at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 oz semi-sweet baking chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 whole eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- Pinch of salt
- Cocoa powder for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Grease 4 ramekins and dust with cocoa powder.
- Melt butter and chocolate until smooth.
- Whisk eggs, yolks, and powdered sugar.
- Mix in melted chocolate.
- Fold in flour and salt.
- Divide into ramekins.
- Bake 12–14 minutes.
- Rest 1 minute, invert, and serve.
Notes
- Do not overbake.
- Use baking chocolate, not chocolate chips.
- Serve immediately for the best molten center.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 16g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 39g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 165mg
Keywords: Copycat Restaurant Desserts, Molten Lava Cake, Chocolate Desserts, Easy Baking, Homemade Treats, Dessert Ideas