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Chocolate Lava Cake

This infamous chocolate lava cake will be a total crowd pleaser next time you're in charge of dessert!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time16 mins
Total Time26 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Chocolate, Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Lava Cake, Homemade
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 6 oz Semisweet Chocolate chopped
  • 1 1/2 sticks Butter plus extra few tablespoons for buttering soufflè dishes
  • 3 Large Eggs
  • 3 Large Egg Yolks
  • 6 tbsp Sugar
  • 1/8 tsp Salt
  • 6 tbsp All Purpose Flour

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium sauce pan, melt the butter and chocolate over low heat until smooth. Turn heat off and let cool completely.
  • While cooling, liberally butter your soufflè dishes. This is important so the cake does not stick!
  • Use an electric mixer on high to beat the eggs, egg yolks, sugar and salt. Do this for about 5 minutes or until stiff and pale yellow.
  • Gently fold your cooled chocolate mixture in with the egg mixture until well incorporated. Be careful not to break all the air you created. 
  • Once the chocolate is folded in, sift the flour over the mixture and gently fold that in as well (sifting is just putting your flour through a fine mesh strainer).
  • Transfer batter to the buttered ramekins or soufflè dishes and place on a baking sheet. Bake for 16 minutes.