Who doesn’t love an ooey, gooey chocolate cake with a warm liquid chocolate center? I fell in love with these delish treats while traveling on Carnival cruises, as the molten lava cake is one of their signature dessert dishes throughout the fleet. In my attempt to recreate them at home, I kept running into recipes that made 4-6 cakes, which is way too much for my household, since it’s just the hubby and I. So I decided to scale down the typical recipe to make 2 cakes, perfect for a date night, or any other night of the year. These lava cakes are really easy to put together. You can have them assembled, baked and served in 20 minutes!
Ingredients
1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1 large egg
2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch of salt
Optional for serving: vanilla ice cream, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and/or fresh berries
Directions
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Generously grease two 5-ounce ramekins with non-stick cooking spray or butter. Place the ramekins on a baking sheet and set aside. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips and butter in the microwave for about 1 minute. Stir every 30 seconds until smooth. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, cocoa powder, vanilla, powdered sugar, and the egg. Stir in the melted chocolate mixture, and whisk until any lumps are gone. Divide the batter evenly between the 2 ramekins.