This molten chocolate lava cake with a mind-blowing gooey center is beyond amazing! Rich, and decadent with loads of chocolate flavor. HEAVEN!
Chocolate is always a good idea! I love all kind of chocolate, but my favorite one is the dark one, combined in two different textures at the same time: cakey and gooey. The perfect food orgasm!
Molten chocolate lava cakes is a favorite of mine for a very long time and it’s a perfect dessert to make for two at the very last minute when you have a huge craving of chocolate. Don’t forget that Valentine’s day is now around the corner. Served with some whipped cream and strawberries on the side, it will be the perfect dessert for your Valentine!
This lovely molten chocolate lava cake was actually featured in an International cookbook last year, where I was asked to participate with two French recipes. This is when I discovered the polemic around the chocolate lava cake. Is it a French dessert? An American one?
While chef Westin Huish claims to have invented molten chocolate cake in New York in 1987, the French chef and chocolatier Jacques Torres has disputed that claim, arguing that this dessert baked in ramekin dishes already existed in France.
I am too young to remember what is the truth and if the dessert already existed in France before 1987 and honestly it doesn’t matter too much to me, as long as this heavenly chocolate lava cake was invented! All I can say is that I remember it as a popular chocolate cake in France during my early years, and after the classic chocolate cake it’s probably the second chocolate cake I learned to bake.
You can easily understand why. This recipe is extremely easy to make, with only 5 main ingredients (chocolate, eggs, butter, sugar, flour), that you mix together. Then everything that matters is the texture, which must be cakey on the outside, and gooey in the inside.
I personaly love to unmold it and present it in a plate, but if you are too lazy or if you can’t wait, you can just dip your teaspoon directly into the ramekin and enjoy this beautiful chocolate lava texture. Heaven!
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This molten chocolate lava cake with a mind-blowing gooey center is beyond amazing! Rich, and decadent with loads of chocolate flavor. HEAVEN!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (3.5 oz) unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup (3.5 oz) dark chocolate, 70% cocoa
- 1/2 cup (3.5 oz) caster sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 Tablespoons (1.5 oz) all purpose flour, sifted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 380°F (190°C). Butter 4 ramekins and place on a baking tray.
- In a small saucepan, melt together butter and chocolate over medium heat, stirring regularly.
- In a medium sized bowl, mix together sugar and eggs until pale and fluffy.
- Add the melted chocolate, then pour the sifted flour. Stir until combined.
- Divide the mixture among the ramekins
- Put them in the fridge until nearly ready to be eaten, or bake now for 8-10 minutes. The top must be firm to touch but the middle still fell squidgy.
- Carefully run a knife around the edge of each ramekin, then turn out onto serving plates. Serve with whipped cream and berries.
Rosenoisettes says
February 7, 2016 at 4:31 pmCes coeurs coulants sont à tomber par terre, tu me donnes terriblement envie de chocolat, tu sais ?
Belle semaine à toi !
Delphine Fortin says
February 7, 2016 at 7:36 pmOui j’avoue il est difficile de résister, heureusement qu’ils sont à travers l’écran 😉 Très belle semaine à toi également !
voyageencuisine says
February 7, 2016 at 8:02 pmUn beau dessert gourmand !
★★★★★
Delphine Fortin says
February 8, 2016 at 6:23 amOui, toujouts beaucoup de gourmandise avec le chocolat. On ne s’en lasse pas 🙂
Petite cuillère et Charentaises says
February 8, 2016 at 7:44 amUn de mes desserts préférés (comme beaucoup je pense 🙂 ). Je découvre avec toi ses origines possibles… je ne m’étais jamais posé la question, pour moi le premier homme sur terre a avoir tenté le gâteau au chocolat l’avait nécessairement préparé ainsi ^^^
En tout cas c’est une véritable gourmandise !
Bises et très belle semaine,
Gabrielle
Delphine Fortin says
February 20, 2016 at 9:53 amOui moi non plus je ne m’étais jamais penchée sur le sujet auparavant… la gourmandise prenait le dessus à chaque fois 🙂
Catherine says
February 9, 2016 at 10:49 pmDear Del, these molten chocolate lava cakes look beautiful! What a heavenly and delicious dessert. I have been wanting to make these for a very long time. I must try this soon. xo, Catherine
Delphine Fortin says
February 10, 2016 at 6:52 amI’m so in love with this dessert. Pure awesomeness!
Tara says
February 9, 2016 at 11:28 pmWow, that looks so decadent and delicious!!
★★★★★
Delphine Fortin says
February 10, 2016 at 6:52 amYes, one of my favorite 🙂
ANGELA says
February 11, 2016 at 2:24 amOh wow, this is perfection!!! That gooey center is just amazing!!
Delphine Fortin says
February 20, 2016 at 9:54 amOh yes, this is just an irresistible dessert when you are craving for chocolate. Serve it with vanilla ice cream and some berries, and you will have a complete orgasm! 😉
peter @feedyoursoultoo says
February 18, 2016 at 11:13 pmThis looks delicious. One day I need to make one of these.
Delphine Fortin says
February 20, 2016 at 9:54 amYou sure need to try some day. This is one of the easiest recipe in the world and still one of the best 🙂
daisy says
June 15, 2017 at 10:35 amCan I reheat this in a microwave later on after cooking?
Delphine Fortin says
June 15, 2017 at 4:11 pmI’m not too sure, but I would rather bake it in the oven only…
MasterCakes says
December 2, 2018 at 10:14 amThere is nothing better than a really good lava cake, and it looks as though this one hits the mark! Can’t resist that melted chocolate. Regards.
★★★★★