Name: Easy Chocolate Lava Cake
Prep time: 7 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped; 15 Tb butter; 4 1/2 eggs (just beat up one egg and eyeball about half of it); 4 1/2 egg yolks (same as above); 2 1/4 C powdered sugar; 3/4 C flour

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This Easy Chocolate Lava Cake will give you everything you need in a decadent dessert….warm, chocolatey, gooey, and indulgent! The fact that you can have it done in 20 minutes only makes it even more decadent. If you need a special treat for your Valentine’s Day, anniversary, or celebration, this is it my friend!

The best part of this recipe is that it is one of the easiest desserts you will ever make. Simple ingredients that everyone has on hand but the results are out of this world! Just don’t tell anyone how ridiculously easy it was to throw together. They should believe you slaved for hours in the kitchen just for them.

Plus, double bonus….you can make these ahead of time, cover tightly, refrigerate, and then bake them when you are ready. They will need an extra 3 minutes in the oven, but they work perfectly this way as well!

I particularly love these cakes as a Valentine’s Day dessert because they are just plain sexy! Come on….take a look at these and tell me you don’t agree?

Is it safe to eat chocolate lava cake?

This question comes because of the large amount of egg in the recipe and it doesn’t “fully bake” like a normal cake.

Yes, molten lava cakes are perfectly safe to eat because even though the cake doesn’t fully set, the eggs reach a high enough temperature to be completely safe. No worries!

overhead picture of molten chocolate cakes

What to serve with easy chocolate lava cake

Since this cake is rich and indulgent, you want to find something to cut down on that a bit to balance it out.

The classic pairing is vanilla ice cream and my husband likes to scoop it right onto the top so he can eat it like the best hot fudge sundae.

I prefer using whipped cream, but one that only has a hint of sweetness to it. For me, it is the perfect balance with the warm, sweet chocolate cake.

How do you know when chocolate lava cake is done?

Unlike a normal cake where you insert a cake tester or a toothpick to test, a lava cake won’t work with this method. The whole point is to NOT have it fully bake through….or you eliminate the lava 🙂

Instead, you want to make sure the cake is set across the top. Tap it gently and be sure a crust has formed. After that, you are good to go.

I prefer a lava cake that is heavy on the lava, so the bake time of 13 minutes will give you a beautiful, generous lava core. Be cautious going longer than that and remember that it will continue to bake after it comes out of the oven.

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