Dessert
Molten Chocolate Lava Cake
A rich chocolate shell surrounding a perfectly runny, molten centre. The classic restaurant dessert made at home in 12 minutes.
27 min
4 servings
medium
Ingredients
- •150 g dark chocolate (70%)
- •100 g butter
- •2 eggs
- •2 egg yolks
- •60 g sugar
- •30 g all-purpose flour
- •4 scoops vanilla ice cream for serving
Instructions
- 1Preheat oven to 450°F. Butter and dust 4 ramekins with cocoa powder.
- 2Melt chocolate and butter together until smooth.
- 3Whisk eggs, yolks, and sugar until pale. Fold in chocolate mixture, then flour.
- 4Fill ramekins 3/4 full. Refrigerate up to 24 hours or bake immediately.
- 5Bake 11–13 min until edges are firm but centre jiggles. Invert onto plates. Serve with ice cream.