Lava cake

Lava cake is a type of cake that is made with molten chocolate in the center. The cake is usually served warm with a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream.

Lava cake was first created in the 1970s by French chef Pierre Hermé. Hermé was working at a restaurant in New York City when he had the idea to create a cake with a liquid center. He named the cake the “volcano cake” and it quickly became a popular menu item.

Lava cake became even more popular in the 1980s when it was featured in several movies and television shows. One of the most popular lava cake recipes is the “Death by Chocolate” cake, which was featured in the movie “Ghostbusters II”.

Advice

If you're looking for an indulgent treat that's easy to make, try making lava cake! Start by preheating your oven and greasing a muffin tin. Next, mix together butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, and flour. Make sure to mix them together until they form a thick batter. Then, divide the batter into the muffin tin and bake for about 15 minutes. Once the cake is done, let it cool for a few minutes before carefully removing from the tin. Serve with a scoop of ice cream for a delicious dessert!

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Recipes

 

Chocolate Lava Cake for Two

5/5 - 3652 votes

• confectioners sugar
• egg
• egg yolk
• vanilla extract
• salt
• all purpose flour
• sugar
• butter
• bittersweet chocolate

 

Chocolate Lava Cakes

4.6/5 - 351 votes

• cooking spray
• vanilla ice cream
• vanilla
• butter
• powdered sugar
• all purpose flour
• bittersweet chocolate
• semisweet chocolate
• egg
• egg yolk

 

BA’s Best Chocolate Lava Cake

4.6/5 - 33 votes

• demerara
• vanilla extract
• salt
• light brown sugar
• heavy cream
• all purpose flour
• egg
• butter
• bittersweet chocolate
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Butterscotch Lava Cakes

4.2/5 - 13 votes

• chocolate ice cream
• nonstick spray
• vanilla
• butter
• powdered sugar
• all purpose flour
• eggs yolk
• butterscotch chip

 

Molten Lava Cake

4/5 - 23 votes

• all purpose flour
• sugar
• egg
• dark chocolate
• butter
• whipped

 

Peanut Butter Chocolate Molten Lava Cake

5/5 - 13 votes

• sugar
• all purpose flour
• egg
• egg yolk
• butter
• peanut butter
• dark chocolate melt
• cocoa powder

 

Chocolate Lava Cakes

4/5 - 20 votes

• egg
• all purpose flour
• semi sweet chocolate chip
• vanilla ice cream
• sugar
• butter
• salt
• cooking spray
• mint

 

Chocolate Hazelnut Lava Cakes

4.7/5 - 8 votes

• chocolate
• nonstick spray
• vanilla ice cream
• hazelnut extract
• hazelnut liqueur
• butter
• powdered sugar
• all purpose flour
• semisweet chocolate
• egg
• nutella

 

Molten Chocolate Lava Cake

4.9/5 - 10 votes

• espresso
• vanilla
• powdered sugar
• salt
• egg
• all purpose flour
• egg yolk
• sweet chocolate note
• butter
• cocoa powder

 

Banana Bread Lava Cake

5/5 - 5 votes

• powdered sugar
• vanilla extract
• butter
• all purpose flour
• sugar
• light brown sugar
• banana
• baking powder
• baking soda
• cinnamon
• salt
• sour cream
• allspice
• ginger
• chocolate coated vanilla ice cream bar
• egg

 

Flourless Chocolate Lava Cakes Recipe

5/5 - 2 votes

• sugar
• butter
• salt
• egg
• bittersweet chocolate

 

Pumpkin Butterscotch Molten Lava Cakes

5/5 - 2 votes

• butterscotch chip
• butter
• all purpose flour
• egg yolk
• brown sugar
• pumpkin
• graham cracker crumb
• butterscotch chip
• vanilla ice cream

 

Chocolate Lava Cake

5/5 - 1 votes

• vanilla extract
• egg yolk
• egg
• all purpose flour
• sugar
• dark
• cocoa powder
• butter

 

Plant-Based Chocolate & Peanut Butter Lava Cakes From Samah Lakha

5/5 - 0 votes

• gooey center
• pri puddings pocket peanut butter py
• maple syrup
• cocoa powder
• coconut oil
• peanut butter
• cakes
• all purpose flour
• oat milk
• almond
• cocoa powder
• maple syrup
• baking soda
• peanut butter
• light brown sugar
• oat flour
• pri puddings pocket peanut butter py
• coconut oil

 

Mexican “Hot” Chocolate Molten Lava Cakes

No Rating - 0 votes

• all purpose flour
• egg
• egg yolk
• chili powder
• cinnamon
• butter
• cayenne pepper
• dark chocolate
• sugar
• cocoa powder
• powdered sugar

 

Dreamy Chocolate Lava Cakes

No Rating - 0 votes

• vanilla extract
• salt
• sugar
• all purpose flour
• butter
• egg
• dark chocolate
• powdered sugar

 

Chocolate Molten Lava Cake

No Rating - 0 votes

• rum
• vanilla extract
• nutmeg
• all purpose flour
• dark chocolate
• milk chocolate
• egg
• confectionerand# sugar
• butter

 

Mini Lava Cakes for Two

No Rating - 0 votes

• all purpose flour
• semi sweet chocolate chip
• vanilla extract
• salt
• sugar
• egg
• butter
• cocoa powder
• powdered sugar

 

Simply Indulgent Chocolate Lava Cake

No Rating - 0 votes

• powdered sugar
• salt
• vanilla
• all purpose flour
• butter
• egg
• cocoa powder
• sugar

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