Chocolate Lava Cake with Salted Caramel Recipe
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Prep Time
40 mins
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Cook Time
40 mins
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Total Time
1 hr
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Servings
4 servings
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Calories
1298 kcal
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
North American
Chocolate Lava Cake with Salted Caramel Recipe
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It doesn't get more delicious than infamous chocolate lava cake. With a cakey exterior and irresistible warm chocolate caramel center, it's the perfect individual dessert for dinner parties and special occasions. It's surprisingly easy to make, and ready in an hour!
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Ingredients
Chocolate Caramel
- 5 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- ⅓ cup heavy cream at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons butter cut into small pieces
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
Lava Cake
- Butter and cocoa powder for greasing and dusting ramekins
- ½ cup butter
- 10 ounces semi-sweet or unsweetened chocolate
- 3 large eggs
- 3 large egg yolks
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- Maldon sea salt
- powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
To make chocolate caramel
- Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or metal bowl over a pot of simmering water.
- Add the sugar and water to a large pot over medium heat (make sure the pot is large, it will bubble up lots). Cook until it is dark amber in color and reaches 350 degrees Fahrenheit then remove the pot from the heat.
- All at once add the whipping cream. Be very careful as it will steam and bubble ferociously. Whisk the mixture until the bubbling stops and the mixture is smooth. Add the melted chocolate and whisk till combined. Stir in butter and salt.
To make the lava cake
- Liberally butter 4 (¾-cup) ramekins. Dusk each with cocoa powder and tap upside down to remove excess.
- Melt the butter and chocolate in a double boiler or a metal bowl set over a pot of simmering water.
- In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and egg yolks.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the flour, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and salt.
- When the chocolate has melted (allow it to cool for several minutes if it is hot) add it to the eggs and stir well. Then add the flour mixture and mix until it's smooth.
- Fill each ramekin halfway full with the cake batter. Then, place a small tablespoon of caramel on top and sprinkle it with a little Maldon salt. Cover with cake batter until ½ inch from the top of the ramekin.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake the cakes for 15-18 minutes. Remove from the oven and run a knife along the edges of the cake to loosen. Hold a plate over the top of each ramekin. Using oven mitts, turn the plate and ramekin over together so that the ramekin is inverted on the plate. Carefully remove the ramekin. Repeat with remaining ramekins and dust with icing sugar.
Notes
- The cake is delicious both with and without the salted caramel.
- You will have more caramel than you need. Spoon the extra over the cakes after they come out of the oven, or just eat it by the spoonful :)
- To clean the pot you made the caramel in, fill it with water and put it on the stove till the sugar has once again melted.
- These can be made up to three days ahead of time. Store filled ramekins in the fridge and bring to room temperature before baking.
- The baking time can vary considerably depending on the size of your ramekins (see story above). If this amount of cake batter fills many more than 4 (please please) reduce the amount of time they spend in the oven so they do not cook all the way through!
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1 lava cake
Calories
1298kcal
(65%)
Carbohydrates
121g
(40%)
Protein
21g
(42%)
Fat
95g
(146%)
Saturated Fat
56g
(280%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
28g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
383mg
(128%)
Sodium
1505mg
(63%)
Potassium
978mg
(28%)
Fiber
17g
(68%)
Sugar
79g
(158%)
Vitamin A
1580IU
(32%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
163mg
(16%)
Iron
17mg
(94%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1298 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 lava cake | |
| Calories | 1298kcal | 65% |
| Carbohydrates | 121g | 40% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 95g | 146% |
| Saturated Fat | 56g | 280% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 28g | 140% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 383mg | 128% |
| Sodium | 1505mg | 63% |
| Potassium | 978mg | 21% |
| Fiber | 17g | 68% |
| Sugar | 79g | 158% |
| Vitamin A | 1580IU | 32% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 163mg | 16% |
| Iron | 17mg | 94% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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