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Pumpkin Butterscotch Molten Lava Cakes

You know those chocolate lava cakes that are always on the dessert menu? I made one that has PUMPKIN and BUTTERSCOTCH flavors! It is soft, tender, and guaranteed to spill delicious cake lava alll over your plate. Fall baking is the best right??

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
33 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 724 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butterscotch chips
  • 11 tablespoons butter
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 3/4 cup pumpkin NOT pumpkin pie filling
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup flour spooned and leveled
  • 4 teaspoons Graham cracker crumbs mounded teaspoons
  • butterscotch chips extra to garnish
  • vanilla ice cream

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. 
  2. In a medium bowl, add butterscotch chips and butter. Melt in the microwave for 1 minute. The butter should be mostly melted. Stir it together, and microwave 20-30 more seconds, stirring until the butterscotch chips are smooth. The butter will not fully incorporate into the butterscotch; it will look separated. That's okay. Just makes sure you get all the lumps of butterscotch smoothed out and you're golden. (see photo)
  3. In another bowl, beat egg yolks with pumpkin. Stir in the brown sugar. 
  4. Add the butterscotch to the pumpkin mixture, as well as the flour. Whisk it all together until all the lumps are gone.
  5. Use butter or nonstick spray to generously grease 4 custard cups (Ramekins will work great too. Wish I had these cute ones from the Pioneer Woman!) Whichever you use, make sure they are 6 or 7 ounce capacity.  
  6. Add a mounded teaspoon of graham cracker crumbs to each custard cup. Shake it around to coat the bottom of the cup well, then turn it on it's side over the sink and tap it, turning the cup, until all the sides are coated with a very generous layer of graham cracker crumbs. (You could absolutely crush your own graham crackers, you will probably need 1 or 2 full sheets. I just bought the pre-made ones at the store.)
  7. Place each custard cup on a rimmed baking sheet.
  8. Divide the batter evenly between the 4 custard cups. Smooth the tops with a spoon.
  9. Bake at 425 for about 23 minutes. This will vary of course. You want to top to be set and not shiny. It's okay if there is a little wiggle when you shake the pan, but it shouldn't look like liquid. The edges should be brown. You can see in one of the pictures that after it has cooled down, there is a beautiful dark spot in the middle, just like every decent cookie. Don't bother testing with a toothpick. There's lava in there!!
  10. Let the cakes set up in their ramekins for at least 3-5 minutes. Then use a butter knife to loosen the edges of each cake. Place a small serving plate upside down on top of the custard cup and flip it over. 
  11. Serve each cake with a sprinkle of butterscotch chips, a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and My Favorite Caramel Sauce*.

Notes

  • *If you don't feel like making homemade caramel sauce, buy the highest quality caramel sauce you can find at the store, then stir in a teaspoon of vanilla bean paste. That's what I did for the caramel you see in these photos. Mm-mmm. 
  • This recipe is adapted (to include pumpkin) from this Molten Butterscotch Cake recipe, from Betty Crocker. I tried it last week with Kraft caramel bits instead of butterscotch, which you could also try. It was really good, though it didn't rise as much.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 724kcal (36%) Carbohydrates 97g (32%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 37g (57%) Saturated Fat 22g (110%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g Monounsaturated Fat 10g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 225mg (75%) Potassium 179mg (5%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 76g (152%) Vitamin A 3040IU (61%) Vitamin C 2mg (2%) Calcium 72mg (7%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 724

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 724kcal 36%
Carbohydrates 97g 32%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 37g 57%
Saturated Fat 22g 110%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Monounsaturated Fat 10g 50%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 225mg 75%
Potassium 179mg 4%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 76g 152%
Vitamin A 3040IU 61%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Calcium 72mg 7%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.