Decadently light dark chocolate cakes with an oozy gooey molten lava centre!
After I made the raspberry white chocolate lava cakes I could not help but make the dark chocolate version, I mean chocolate cake is a classic for a good reason! This recipe is super easy with only 5 ingredients, starting with a bar of dark chocolate and continuing with butter, sugar, flour and eggs! You pretty much just melt the chocolate into the butter, mix in the remaining ingredients, pour into ramekins and bake! It’s that easy! Impress that someone special in your life this Valentine’s, or any other occasion that you want to be extraordinary, with these dark chocolate lava cakes!
Dark Chocolate Lava Cakes
Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Servings: 4
Decadently light dark chocolate cakes with an oozy gooey molten lava centre!
ingredients
- 3 1/2 ounces (100g) dark chocolate
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons flour (rice flour for gluten-free)
- 4 eggs
directions
- Melt the chocolate into the butter, remove from heat, mix in the sugar, flour, and eggs.
- Divide the batter between 3-4 buttered ramekins and bake in a preheated 425F/220C oven until until the sides are lightly golden brown and the middle of the top jiggles just a little, about 10-13 minutes, before letting cool for 1 minute, running a knife around the outside, inverting and sliding out onto a plate to enjoy while still hot!
Tip: Prep the batter before dinner and bake them when ready!
Nutrition Facts: Calories 420, Fat 23.3g (Saturated 14.1g, Trans 0g), Cholesterol 154mg, Sodium 163mg, Carbs 49.3g (Fiber 1g, Sugars 42.1g), Protein 5.9g
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These cakes look seriously perfect… And they sound pretty simple to make, too!! Perfect for Valentine's Day or any time 🙂
Sues
What about the raspberry sauce?
It's not mentioned in the recipe.
I think the raspberry sauce note was copy/pasted from the white chocolate raspberry lava cake recipe. Although I'm sure this would taste delicious with some raspberry!
You had me at dark chocolate!
Not being a "dark" chocolate fan at all can milk chocolate be used instead of the dark chocolate.
Judy Goldin: The raspberry sauce was a mistake that I have removed. It would be an amazing addition though! 🙂
Germaine Dubois: Milk chocolate also works well here!
Wow, these look fantastic Kevin!
Made these for Valentine's Day. Super easy and very good. I added a packet of Starbucks Via to the batter for a slight coffee flavour.
Scott: I'm glad you enjoyed them! I love the addition of coffee! Perfect!
Sounds so good!
I don't happen to have a chocolate bar on hand. What if I use delicious Guittard semi-sweet chocolate baking chips? Will that alter my result?
rachel tsunami: That should work! Enjoy!
How much does 1 tbs weigh?
tsaranunu: 1 tablespoon flour is ~9g
Can the batter be frozen?
Yes it can! You can even freeze the batter in the ramekins and bake from the freezer; add 2-3 minutes of baking time.
what is the size of ramekins?