Molten Chocolate Cake a.k.a. Lava Cake (WARNING: NOT "DIET FOOD")

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  • Number of Servings: 10
Ingredients
11 oz. Semi-Sweet chocolate11 oz. butter7 large eggs3 oz. sugar4 oz. flour
Directions

Makes: 10 cakes

Preheat oven to 400 F.

Whisk half the eggs with all the sugar for a few minutes, then add the flour. Whisk in the rest of the eggs until the mixture is well blended.

Melt chocolate and butter together over boiling water, stirring occasionally with rubber spatula. (will become thin and runny)

In same bowl, add egg mixture in very small amounts, whisking constantly until batter is thoroughly mixed.

TIP: THIS IS CALLED TEMPERING. IF YOU ADD THE EGG MIXTURE TOO QUICKLY, THE EGG MIGHT START TO COOK AND THE BATTER WILL BECOME LUMPY.

Spray ramekins with nonstick cooking spray and divide batter evenly among the cups.

Bake 15-20 minutes
(In my oven, 15 mins was perfect at 400F)

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SUPERWOMAN_LISA.

Servings Per Recipe: 10
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 485.8
  • Total Fat: 37.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 215.9 mg
  • Sodium: 224.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 33.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
  • Protein: 7.5 g

Member Reviews
  • MIKE2524
    This is very similar to my own recipe, thanks for adding it. Sometimes an extra workout is worth it for a treat this good! I use quality chocolate of the 70% cocoa variety. - 1/3/10