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Chocolate Lava Cake for Valentine's Day
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
15
minutes
mins
Chill time
1
hour
hr
Course:
Dessert
Servings:
5
Ingredients
180
g
dark chocolate bar or chips ( 73% of cocoa ) ( 6.3 oz )
100
g
room temperature butter ( cut in small pieces ) (3.5 oz )
80
g
sugar ( 2.8 oz )
3
eggs
80
g
cornstarch (2.8 oz )
1
tsp
instant coffee
1/2
tsp
salt
Instructions
Melt the chocolate chips or chopped chocolate bars in a double boiler.
When it is melted, add the butter and stir until the butter is incorporated. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs and sugar.
Then pour the melted chocolate to the egg/sugar mixture, and add the cornstarch, coffee and salt.
Mix well and let it chill in the fridge for an hour.
After one hour, preheat your oven to 200°C | 390°F.
Grease the ramekins well with butter and a thin layer of flour.
Pour the batter into the ramekins and bake for 15 minutes.
Wait for the ramekins to cool before eating.
You can leave the lava cakes in the ramekins or remove them!
Notes
If you want another chocolate sweet treat, you can see the delicious macarons recipe :
French Chocolate Macarons
! They are a real delight !