Salted Caramel Molten Lava Cake
Prep
20 mins
Cook
25 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
Easy
Salted Caramel Molten Lava Cake is a decadent chocolate dessert featuring dark chocolate, cocoa powder and salted caramel sauce at its heart. The rich batter uses butter, eggs and milk alongside all purpose flour and baking powder. With just twenty minutes of preparation and twenty five minutes in the oven, this indulgent cake suits anyone craving an impressive yet achievable dessert.
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Ingredients
- 300 gall-purpose flour
- 250 ggranulated sugar
- 180 gunsalted butter
- 3large eggs
- 120 mlwhole milk
- 6 gsalt
- 12 gflaky sea salt
- 60 gcocoa powder
- 150 gfinely chopped dark chocolate
- 100 gsalted caramel sauce(Store-bought or homemade)
- 6 gbaking powder
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease six 20cl ramekins and dust them with flour, tapping out any excess.
Tip: Don't skip this step for even baking.
- 2
Melt the butter and sugar in a saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth.
Tip: Be patient, as this step can take a few minutes.
- 3
Remove the saucepan from the heat and whisk in the eggs one at a time, followed by the milk, salt, and flour.
Tip: Don't overmix.
- 4
Melt the dark chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring between each interval until smooth.
Tip: If using the microwave, be careful not to overheat.
- 5
Whisk the melted chocolate into the egg mixture, then stir in the cocoa powder.
- 6
Divide the batter evenly among the prepared ramekins, then spoon a small amount of salted caramel sauce into the center of each.
Tip: Don't overfill the ramekins.
- 7
Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the edges are set but the centers are still slightly jiggly.
- 8
Remove from the oven and let cool in the ramekins for 1 minute, then invert onto plates.
Tip: Be careful, as the cakes will be hot and fragile.
- 9
Drizzle with flaky sea salt and serve immediately.
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