Lava Cakes
"This is so rich and decadent. It is pretty enough for a dinner party, but my kids start running around w/pure joy when they see the ramekins come out of the cupboard! If you don't over bake them the centers should be like hot fudge. YUM."
photo by _Pixie_
- Ready In:
- 26mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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7
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 8 ounces quality semisweet chocolate, chopped up
- 4 eggs
- 2 tablespoons chocolate hazelnut syrup (the kind used to flavor Italian soda or coffee)
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- powdered sugar (to garnish)
directions
- Heat oven to 400°F.
- Grease and flour seven, six ounce ramekins or custard cups.
- In sauce pan melt chocolate and butter until smooth, stirring constantly.
- In medium bowl, combine eggs and syrup.
- Beat with electric mixer till foamy.
- Gradually beat in sugar till light and thickened (about 2 minutes).
- Add flour and chocolate mixture stirring just enough blend all ingredients.
- Fill cups to 3/4 full, then place ramekins on cookie sheet.
- Bake at 400°F for about 11-15 minutes.
- They should just form a top crust.
- Cool for 5 minutes and then invert onto plate.
- Dust tops with powdered sugar and serve with ice cream.
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Reviews
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Superfast and supereasy, but I cooked mine too long and they weren't very gooey - will take them out sooner next time! I also made the recipe for 1.6 servings to use one egg and make just 2 ramekins for my partner and I. -
Now this is seriously chocolate!! Very, very good! I used Kahlua since I had it on hand. Hard to believe it was so fast and easy to make. This is a dangerous recipe (dangerous to my hips anyway)!! Thanks for posting this we really enjoyed it. -
So delicious. -
This recipe is so good!! I used 2 tbsps of Kahlua instead of the syrup as I didn't have any on hand. I used the Lindt 70% cocoa bar and added about an extra tbsp of sugar. It turned out to be perfect amount of sweetness for me. I served it with vanilla ice cream and the lava inside of these cakes are just divine!
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This is the easiest lava cake recipe I have found, yet you don't sacrifice any flavor. I would recommend leaving the lava cakes in the oven for a shorter period of time, maybe 10-11 minutes to keep it gooey on the inside.
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This recipe is so good!! I used 2 tbsps of Kahlua instead of the syrup as I didn't have any on hand. I used the Lindt 70% cocoa bar and added about an extra tbsp of sugar. It turned out to be perfect amount of sweetness for me. I served it with vanilla ice cream and the lava inside of these cakes are just divine!
