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Individual molten chocolate lava cakes

Molten Lava Cake Cookies

Soft molten chocolate lava cake cookies with a gooey, rich chocolate center.
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Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g dark chocolate chopped
  • 100 g butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 50 g sugar
  • 30 g flour
  • 1 pinch salt
  • butter for greasing
  • cocoa powder for dusting
  • vanilla ice cream optional, for serving

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C (392°F). Grease the molds with butter and dust lightly with cocoa powder.
  2. Melt the butter and chopped chocolate together using a double boiler or microwave. Stir until smooth.
  3. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, egg yolks, and sugar until light and slightly thick.
  4. Pour the melted chocolate into the egg mixture and mix gently. Add the flour and salt, then stir until smooth.
  5. Divide the batter into the prepared molds.
  6. Bake for 6-8 minutes until the edges are set but the center is still soft. Let rest for 1 minute.
  7. Carefully flip onto a plate, remove the mold, and serve warm. Add ice cream or berries if you like.

Notes

If you do not have ramekins, a muffin tray or other small baking mold works. Muffin trays are thinner, so the cakes may bake faster — start checking at about 5 minutes. Batter can be prepared ahead and kept covered in the fridge for up to 2 days; let sit at room temperature before baking. Baked cakes can be frozen up to 3 months and reheated in the microwave.