Molten Lava Cakes – Broma Bakery

Treat yourself to decadent dessert with this easy and delicious dessert Molten Lava Cake recipe. These warm, gooey cakes are made with a rich chocolate core that oozes out when you slice into it. Serve with a scoop of ice cream or a sprinkling of powdered sugar for an extra touch of indulgence.

Molten Lava Cakes

The only thing better than chocolate cake is a custom chocolate cake with a melted chocolate core. Moron. These warm, gooey, melted lava cakes are made with a rich chocolate interior that oozes out when you slice into it. A perfect balance of sweet and bitter, they are sure to satisfy any sweet tooth. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dusting of powdered sugar to really take it over the edge!

What ingredients do you need to make Molten Lava Cakes?

You only need 9 simple ingredients to whip up these decadent melted chocolate lava cakes. Don’t be fooled, although these 9 ingredients come together to form the richest, chocolateiest, most delicious lava cake:

• Unsalted Butter: Like most rich desserts, you need butter to make these lava cakes buttery soft and moist. If you don’t have unsalted butter on hand, you can always use salted butter and omit the salt in the recipe!
• Light Brown Sugar: Light brown sugar adds sweetness and moisture that complement the chocolate’s flavor perfectly, keeping your lava cakes soft and moist.
• granulated sugar: Granulated sugar adds the perfect sweetness to your lava cakes!
• Chocolate Chips: Of course, melted chocolate lava cakes need chocolate! We like to use chocolate chips because it’s a lot easier to crush than candy bars. Make sure you use a quality chocolate chip like Ghiarardelli or Guittard for best results!
• eggs: You’ll need both eggs and yolks to make these decadent molten lava cakes! Eggs give them the perfect rise and texture, while the yolk keeps your lava cakes supremely soft and gooey.
• vanilla extract: Vanilla extract deepens the flavor of your lava cakes and gives them a real gourmet taste.
• cocoa powder: Most lava cake recipes use flour, but we like to use a combination of cocoa powder and flour to make them super chocolatey!
• All Purpose Flour: All you need is a little all-purpose flour to give your lava cakes a tender crumb. If you are gluten free, you can swap it out for gluten free flour or more cocoa powder!
• Salt: A little salt balances out all that sweetness and rich chocolate!

What vessel should you cook your molten lava cakes in?

We like to make our lava cakes in ramekins (especially these 6-ounce ramekins, which are also perfect for homemade crème brûlée or a soufflé if you fancy), but if you’re in a pinch you can use a muffin tin instead ! Of course, you can eat your lava cakes right out of the baking dish, but it’s so much more fun to turn them upside down and serve them up as pretty as you would at a fancy restaurant. To ensure your lava cakes don’t stick to your ramekins, we recommend brushing them liberally with butter and then lightly coating them with cocoa powder. I’ve also tried using cooking spray and it gets the job done, but not as well as butter and cocoa – in your ramekins! This creates the perfect barrier between your molten lava cakes and the ceramic, making the cakes easy to release when flipped!

Here’s how to serve your melted chocolate lava cakes

Molten Lava Cakes should always be served hot and fresh out of the oven to keep their cores optimally gooey. Once they come out of the oven, run a butter knife around the edges so they come off easily. Let the lava cakes cool for a few minutes, until the ramekins are cool enough to handle and turn out the cakes. Once the cakes are ready, I like to serve them with any (or all!) of the following:

• Vanilla Ice Cream
• powdered sugar
• Fresh berries (I love raspberries or strawberries!)
• whipped cream
• homemade caramel sauce
• More chocolate sauce

Happy baking, my friends!

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