Chocolate Lava Cake

Name: Chocolate Lava Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 oz dark chocolate, 70% cacao; 4 tbsp unsalted butter; 2 eggs; 2 egg yolks; 1/4 cup sugar; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 1 pinch salt; 1 tsp vanilla extract

The dessert that makes you look like a professional pastry chef but is secretly one of the easiest things you can bake. Crack through the shell and watch the warm, molten chocolate center flow out. Best served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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Ingredients

4 ozdark chocolate (70% cacao)
4 tbspunsalted butter
2eggs
2egg yolks
0.3 cupsugar
2 tbspall-purpose flour
1 pinchsalt
1 tspvanilla extract

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 425F. Butter and lightly flour four 6-oz ramekins.

Melt chocolate and butter together in a double boiler or microwave in 30-second bursts, stirring until smooth.

Whisk eggs, egg yolks, sugar, and vanilla until thick and pale, about 2 minutes.

Fold the melted chocolate into the egg mixture. Sift in flour and salt, fold gently until just combined.

Divide batter among ramekins. Bake for exactly 12-13 minutes. The edges should be firm but the center will jiggle.

Let rest 1 minute, then invert onto plates. Serve immediately with ice cream or whipped cream.