Chocolate Lava Cakes Raspberry (Print Version)
Rich chocolate cakes featuring molten centers topped with vibrant raspberry sauce and dusted sugar.
# What You Need:
→ For the Chocolate Lava Cakes
01 - 4 oz semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
02 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
03 - 2 large eggs
04 - 2 large egg yolks
05 - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
06 - 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
07 - 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
08 - Pinch of salt
→ For the Raspberry Sauce
09 - 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries
10 - 2 tbsp granulated sugar
11 - 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
12 - 1 tbsp water
→ For Serving (optional)
13 - Powdered sugar, for dusting
14 - Fresh raspberries
15 - Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream
# Directions:
01 - Preheat oven to 425°F. Butter and lightly flour 4 ramekins (6 oz size), tapping out the excess flour.
02 - In a heatproof bowl set over a pot of simmering water, melt the chocolate and butter together, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
03 - In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, egg yolks, and sugar until thick and pale, about 2 minutes.
04 - Gently fold the melted chocolate mixture into the egg mixture. Stir in vanilla and salt.
05 - Sift flour over the batter and fold gently until just combined.
06 - Divide the batter evenly among the prepared ramekins.
07 - Place ramekins on a baking sheet and bake for 11–13 minutes, until the edges are set but centers are still soft.
08 - While the cakes bake, prepare the raspberry sauce: In a small saucepan, combine raspberries, sugar, lemon juice, and water. Cook over medium heat for 4–5 minutes, stirring and mashing berries until thickened. Strain through a fine mesh sieve to remove seeds, if desired.
09 - Let cakes cool for 1 minute, then run a knife around the edges and invert each cake onto a serving plate.
10 - Spoon raspberry sauce over each cake. Dust with powdered sugar and garnish with fresh raspberries. Serve immediately, ideally with ice cream or whipped cream.
# Insider Tips:
01 -
- The centers stay impossibly molten if you time it right, like a little chocolate surprise you engineered yourself
- That raspberry sauce cuts through the richness so beautifully you might forget youre eating something that tastes completely decadent
02 -
- Overbaking by even 2 minutes turns molten centers into standard brownies, so set a timer and trust it
- The raspberry sauce needs to cool slightly to thicken properly, so make it while the cakes bake
03 -
- Room temperature eggs incorporate more easily and create better structure
- Chocolate quality matters here since it is the star of the show