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Dark Chocolate Lava Cake for 2

Servings 2 people
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 82.5 grams 60-70% chocolate finely chopped
  • 57.5 grams unsalted butter ¼ cup
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 10.5 grams brown sugar scant 1 tbsp
  • 21.5 grams granulated sugar 1.5 tbsp
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp fine sea salt
  • 9.5 grams all-purpose flour 1 tbsp
  • powdered sugar for dusting
  • vanilla ice cream optional

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 230°C.
  • Grease 2 4-6 ounce ramekins (8 cm in diameter, and around 4 to 5 cm depth) all over with butter then dust with flour, rotate the flour all around the inside of the ramekin to ensure the flour coat all the walls. Invert the ramekin and tap to get all the excess flour out. Set that aside. *See note if you do not have ramekins*
  • In a small saucepan fill about 2-3 cm of water and bring it to a simmer on low heat. Place a glass bowl above the pan, make sure the water does not even come close to touching the bottom of the glass bowl.
  • Add the chopped chocolate and butter to the glass bowl and allow that to fully melt stirring occasionally. Set that aside.
  • In a medium-sized bowl whisk together the egg and egg yolk untill frothy, about 2 min.
  • Gradually add in your brown and white sugar, keep whisking untill the mixture its paler in color and has almost doubled in size.
  • Add in vanilla and sea salt. Give it one last whisk.
  • Switch to a rubber spatula, add your egg mixture into your chocolate. Fold that together until completely incorporated. Make sure you are reaching the bottom of the bowl as you fold.
  • Add in your flour and continue to fold that in.
  • Divide the mixture between your two ramekins equally.
  • Bake time will vary depending on the size of your ramekins as well as your oven. Place ramekins in your preheated oven and bake for 7-8 minutes with the fan option on. If you do not have the fan option it will take closer to 9-10 minutes. The best way to do this is to use your eyes. The edges should be firm and set with a slight jiggle in the center. Do not over bake these or the center will cook and you will just have chocolate cake.
  • Remove from the oven, allow to rest for a minute. Then invert the ramekins onto a plate. Dust with powdered sugar, dollop on a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and enjoy while hot.

Notes

If you do not have ramekins, feel free to use a muffin tin. Prep the muffin tin with butter and flour (same as the ramekins). This will make about 4 portions of the muffin-sized cakes. Use a spoon to gently remove the cakes from the muffin tin when baked. 
Course: Dessert