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Chocolate Lava Cake

Chocolate Lava Cake

Active time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Serves: 2
A very rich and decadent chocolate cake ....

Chef's notes

* The batter can be made one day in advance.

Steps

1

Making the batter and baking the cake .

Making the batter and baking the cake .

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/4 C of sugar
  • 2 tsp of all purpose flour
  • 1/8 tsp of salt
  • 2 oz unsalted butter
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 oz bittersweet chocolate
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 egg yolks
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Butter two small ramekins with room temperature butter and set aside. Next, stir the cocoa powder, sugar, flour and salt in a bowl. Melt the butter and chocolate over a double boiler until they are smooth, then off the heat whisk in the vanilla, sugar-flour mixture and the eggs one at a time. Bake cakes uncovered until edges are set but center is still shiny and a tester inserted into the center comes out with some wet batter attached, about 20 minutes.
2

Garnishing the cake .

Garnishing the cake .

Ingredients

  • confectioning sugar for dusting
Loosen the edges of the ramekins with a small pairing knife making sure not to cut to the center of the cake. Flip the ramekin on a plate then remove the ramekin. Sift powdered sugar on top and serve with unsweetened whipping cream or ice cream.