Molten Lava Cake Suprise
Jaw Dropping Molten Lava cakes. Surprise your guests with different fillings. Salted caramel, PB & J ( Peanut butter &Jam) or Lemon curd. With a few ingredients, 30 minutes you can knock socks off!!
Prep:
20
Hours
Cook:
18
HouRS
TOtal:
38
Hours
Ingredients
Cake:
- 4oz. Baker's Chocolate ( Semi Sweet) Chopped up
- 2 Large Eggs & 2 Egg Yolks
- 1/2 Cup Flour
- 1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter.
- 1/2 cup Sugar
Instructions
Lava Filling:
- Prepare either your curd or salted caramel best to prepare a day ahead to allow full cooling and setting
- If using store bought be sure to put a small amount in small flat plates and chill till set ( You want it like a frozen chocolate ganache)
- For the PB and J melt the peanut butter and Jam in microwave safe container and allow it to cool before putting in fridge to set fully
- Leave filling in frisged/freezer untill ready to use.
Cake:
- Preheat Oven to 375°F
- Generously butter 4 ramekins and dust with cocoa powder.
- On medium heat melt chocolate and butter while whisking until smooth, the remove form heat and set aside. DO NOT allow it to boil. you can also do this in a microwave at 15 second increments whisking in between.
- In a separate bowl beat Eggs,Sugar,Salt until combined. Add chocolate mixture and fold with spatula until fully incorporated.
- Add in flour slowing and mix with spatula or whisk until combined.
- Evenly divide batter into your ramekins leaving enough to cover filling.
- Spoon filling into center of each ramekin and cover with remaining batter
- Bake in center of over for 15 - 20 minutes. This will depend on your oven of course. You ant the edges to be FIRM and SOLID with the middle still a little soft/ jiggly.
- Remove from m oven and allow to cool for 3 minutes, Run a knife along edges and invert onto your serving plates.
- Be sure to prepare your topping and garnishes in advance as these are best served immediately. You can top with ice cream ( my favorite), dust cocoa powder, chocolate or caramel sauces etc. your imagination is your only limiting factor
- DIG IN WATCH THE LAVA FLOW AND ENJOY!!