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Chocolate Lava Cake

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30 min
4 servings
Chocolate Lava Cake

Decadent individual chocolate cakes with a molten center that flows like lava when you cut into them. The ultimate chocolate lover's dessert.

Ingredients

  • 6 oz dark chocolate, chopped
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 eggs plus 2 egg yolks
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • Pinch of salt
  • Vanilla ice cream for serving

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Butter four ramekins.
  2. Melt chocolate and butter together, stirring until smooth.
  3. Whisk eggs, yolks, and sugar until thick and pale.
  4. Fold chocolate mixture into eggs, then add flour and salt.
  5. Divide batter among ramekins.
  6. Bake for 12-14 minutes until edges are firm but center jiggles.
  7. Let stand 1 minute, invert onto plates, and serve with ice cream.