Chocolate Lava Cake

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Decadent chocolate dessert with a gooey center.

Prep Time

15 min

Total Time

25 min

Calories

450 kcal

Difficulty

Medium

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Cost

N/A/serving

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Ingredients

Servings

201gdark chocolate(70% cocoa solids)

100gunsalted butter(plus extra for greasing)

4eggs(large)

4egg yolks

200gcaster sugar

30gplain flour

1tspvanilla extract

1pinchsalt

icing sugar(for dusting)

vanilla ice cream(to serve)

Total Cost

£0.00

£0.00 per serving

Instructions

1.
Preheat oven to 200°C. Grease 6 ramekins with butter and place on a baking tray.
2.
Place chocolate and butter in mixing bowl (3 min/50°C/speed 2)
3.
Add eggs, egg yolks, and sugar (20 sec/speed 4)
4.
Add flour, vanilla, and salt (10 sec/speed 3)
5.
Pour mixture evenly into prepared ramekins
6.
Bake in preheated oven
7.
Remove from oven and let stand for 1 minute
8.
Dust with icing sugar and serve immediately with ice cream

Nutrition Information

Nutrition per serving (250g)

450 kcal / 1883 kJ

Carbs

45g

17% of RDA

Fat

28g

40% of RDA

Protein

7.5g

15% of RDA

Detailed Breakdown

Fibre

2.5 g

8% of RDA

Sugar

0 g

Sodium

120 mg

5% of RDA

Saturated Fat

16 g

80% of RDA

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Chef's Tips

The baking time is crucial - too long and you lose the molten center, too short and the cake won't hold its shape.

You can prepare the batter ahead of time and refrigerate until ready to bake.

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