Molten Chocolate Lava cake Recipe
Warm-up your cold evenings with this hooey-gooey chocolate centred cake. best for instant dessert cravings at any time throughout the year with simple pantry ingredients.
Prep Time6 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French, Indian
Keyword: chocolate lava cake, easy chocolate lava cake, recipe for molten chocolate cake
Servings: 4
- 80 gram Chocolate Dark chocolate with cocoa butter is preferred
- 80 gram Butter
- ¼ cup Refined Flour
- ¼ cup Powdered sugar
- 2 Chicken Eggs Medium size
Take 80gm chocolate bar with cocoa butter in it(read the label of the chocolate to find it) and 80gm unsalted butter.
Melt the chocolates and butter together using a double boiler method (Refer DIY double boiler method in the post)
Beat two eggs and keep them aside.
Sift the Refined flour to keep it away from lumps followed by powdered sugar.
Now, add eggs to the melted chocolate and butter mix.
Then add the flour and sugar mix to the chocolate melt mix little by a little while gently stirring; ensure the final batter is free from lumps. you can also press the lumps with a spatula to get rid of them.
Grease the ramekins or small bowls with butter and dust with flour.
fill the ramekin's to its three fourths with batter.
Using Steamer
Take a steamer with a lid, add water to it and heat it to boiling point.
Now place the cake mix Katori's inside and seal it with a lid.
Let it get steamed for 10-12 minutes. The time for steaming depends on how much Katori's you add inside.
Using a Microwave
Preheat it for 5 minutes and then place the microwave safe bowl filled with cake mix, this will take minimum of 3-5 minutes to get done.
if your turntable is circular don't place any bowls in the center. This will avoid unevenly cooked cakes.
Serving options for molten chocolate cake
Once the cake is done, gently release the sides of the cake by passing a toothpick or mild knife.
Gently, invert it on a serving plate and serve as it is.
For Garnishing, you can dust with sugar powder or add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to go together with it.