Oh, how I love these molten chocolate cakes!! They are so rich and soooooo delicious! These little cakes are my go-to recipe when I need a “fancy” dessert because they never fail to impress. I even made these molten chocolate cakes for dessert the first time I cooked for my husband. They’re also really easy to make, and they can be made ahead of time and then just popped into the oven when it’s time for dessert.
Ingredients
4 (1 oz.) squares semi-sweet baking chocolate
1/2 c. (8 T.) butter
1 c. powdered sugar, plus more for dusting
2 large eggs
2 egg yolks from large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
6 T. all-purpose flour
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425 F. Grease 4 ramekins.
- In a large, microwave-safe bowl, microwave chocolate and butter on high for 1 minute, or until butter has melted.
- Whisk together butter and chocolate until chocolate has melted and is incorporated.
- Add the powdered sugar, and whisk until combined.
- Whisk in the eggs, yolks, and vanilla until well-combined.
- Add flour, and whisk until just combined.
- Pour batter into prepared ramekins.
- Set ramekins on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes, or until the edges are firm but the center is still soft.
- Let the cakes stand for 1 minute.
- Run a thin knife around the edge to loosen cakes, and invert onto plate.
- Dust with additional powdered sugar, and serve warm.
- To make ahead, make through step 7. Then, cover ramekin with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for up to 1 day.
- To bake, set out ramekins while you preheat the oven. Bake as directed.
Wat is c and t Measurements?
C= cup, tsp = teaspoon, and T= tablespoon. Sorry if the abbreviations were confusing! =)
Ooh, this looks amazing! I love molten cakes!
Thanks for linking up to What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
Thanks!! It is hard to say no to cake stuffed with melty chocolate =).
One of my husband’s favorite desserts is molton lava cake. I need to make one of these for him!
I hope you two enjoy them!! =)
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Thanks!! =)
YUMMY! :) Thanks for linking up! :)
Thanks!! And thanks for hosting! =)
Oh, I adore a molten cake! This one almost made me lick my screen. LOL If you haven’t already, I’d love if you’d come join my How To Tuesday link party, too.
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Wouldn’t it be awesome if computer screens had scratch and sniff or samples! Thanks!! I would love to come link up! =)
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Yay! Thank you so much!! That’s awesome! =)
This looks amazing! I would love for you to join the Pinworthy Projects link party! http://www.atkinsondrive.com/pinworthy-projects-link-party-week-9/
Thanks!! I would love to come by your link party! =)
Yummy. Lava cake was my first ever to bake but I always fail every tries. I kept on trying to perfect it until Hubby told me to stop and try other cake recipes. And I did. Thanks for sharing. I might give this a try.
If you love lava cakes, I hope you give this one a try! There’s really not much to it, and they are so (so so!) good!
So delicious!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Kate x
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Thanks!! Have a great one, too!! =)
It looks amazing!
Thanks!! =)