This is a match made in heaven, a delicious combination of hot chocolate and cold ice cream, eaten when the chocolate cake is hot and the ice cream is cold! Once you put a scoop of your favorite ice cream on the top of the cake, you will literally see why we call it a Lava Cake as a hot stream of ice cream lava will start to move down with pieces of molten chocolate cake rock with it! And, once you taste it! What do you think your mouth will feel when the hot chocolate cake and the cold ice cream touch your taste bud! It will feel like it is in heaven!
The Lava Cake or Molten Chocolate Cake was first invented in France; although it is disputed that it was first invented in New York! Argument on the origin aside, this is a chocolate and ice cream dessert that is loved by all, young and not young, chocolate lover or not, in summer or in winter months.
The cake can be decorated and made tastier with your favorite delicacies like scoop of ice cream, sauce, powdered sugar, mint leaves or even with coffee dust to satisfy your cravings and creativity. I personally prefer a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the top of the cake.
Here is the recipe to make the best lava cake for your loved ones!
INGREDIENTS
- 200g dark chocolate
- 150g unsalted butter
- 80g flour
- 2 eggs
- 120g sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tsp of vanilla (optional)
DIRECTIONS
- Put the chocolate and the unsalted butter in a bowl and melt it in a microwave in batches of 15 to 20 seconds until the chocolate is melted.
- In another bowl whisk eggs with the sugar.
- Add vanilla to the mix.
- Incorporate the chocolate melted little by little to the egg without stopping whisking.
- Now is the time to add the flour and salt with the help of a strainer.
- Mix everything good with a hand whisk.
- Put a little bit of butter and cocoa into the souffle bowls, so later after baking it will be easy to unmold.
- Pour the dough into the souffle bowls, depending on the size you can have more or less, but should be around 4 to 5 souffle bowls.
- Now cover the bowls with a plastic food wrap.
- Introduce them into a deep freezer for a minion of 2h. Or just until you need it.
- Before eating, defrost at room temperature for 10 mins, then bake it in the oven at 180C or 356F for 18 mins.
- To unmold just wait at room temperature for 15 mins.
- Enjoy the lava cake with a top of vanilla ice cream.
By the way, I will shortly post step by step video of the whole process on how to make a perfect and delicious Lava Cake. Feel free to explore my blog for other delicacies such as my own Unicorn Ice Cream and Cheesecake Ice Cream. If you like, follow me on Facebook and Instagram!
LAVA CAKE GALLERY
Lava Cake Recipe
Course: DessertCuisine: FrenchDifficulty: Medium4
servings1
hour40
minutesA Lava Cake or a Volcano Cake or a Molten Chocolate Cake is a French dessert that combines a hot liquid chocolate center and cold Ice Cream of your choice.
Ingredients
200g Dark chocolate
150g unsalted butter
80g flour
2 eggs
120g sugar
Pinch of salt
1tsp vanilla (optional)
Directions
- Put the chocolate and the unsalted butter in a bowl and melt it in a microwave in batches of 15 to 20 seconds until the chocolate is melted.
- In another bowl whisk eggs with the sugar.
- Add vanilla to the mix.
- Incorporate the chocolate melted little by little to the egg without stopping whisking.
- Now is the time to add the flour and salt with the help of a strainer.
- Mix everything good with a hand whisk.
- Put a little bit of butter and cocoa into the souffle bowls, so later after baking it will be easy to unmold.
- Pour the dough into the souffle bowls, depending on the size you can have more or less, but should be around 4 to 5 souffle bowls.
- Now cover the bowls with a plastic food wrap.
- Introduce them into a deep freezer for a minion of 2h. Or just until you need it.
- Before eating, defrost at room temperature for 10 mins, then bake it in the oven at 180C or 356F for 18 mins.
- To unmold just wait at room temperature for 15 mins.
- Enjoy the lava cake with a top of vanilla ice cream.
