Chocolate Lava Cakes

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5 from 5 votes

Sweet cake with a deliciously gooey center for the ultimate chocolate indulgence.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Course: Dessert

Servings: servings

Calories: 568kcal

Ingredients

1 C semi-sweet chocolate chips or dark
½ C unsalted butter
3 eggs room temperature
3 tablespoon granulated white sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon espresso or finely ground coffee
3 tablespoon all-purpose flour or gluten free flour blend

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Spray ramekins with non-stick spray. Set aside.
In a medium microwavable bowl (or over a double broiler) heat chocolate chips and butter in 30 second intervals stirring between each heating until melted and no lumps remain.
To the chocolate, add sugar, vanilla, salt, and espresso. Stir.
Mix in the eggs. Then gently mix in the flour.
Pour equally into 4 ramekins and place on a baking sheet.
Bake for 11-16 minutes.*
Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 2 minutes keeping in mind that they will continue to cook while in the hot ramekins.
Remove from the ramekins and serve warm. Tastes great with ice cream, powdered sugar, berries, or whipped cream (ar all of the above).

Notes

To make ahead of time, pre-make the batter and place in ramekins then cover and put in the refrigerator. When ready, bake as directed.

*I prefer mine pretty lava-ey so I only cook 11-12 minutes (the outside is firm but the middle is very jiggly) but cook longer if you want a more solid cake.

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