How to Make Chocolate Lava Cakes

walk through it so you can see how easy these are to make.
Prepare four 6ounce ramekins. Grease each ramekin with a little nonstick spray and a dusting of cocoa powder before filling with batter. This preparation helps the baked lava cake release seamlessly from the ramekin onto the plate for serving.
overhead image of white ramekins with a dusting of cocoa powder inside
Make the chocolate cake batter.
overhead image of 3 glass bowls of ingredients for chocolate lava cakes
Spoon the batter evenly into each ramekin and bake. The high oven temperature cooks the outside of the mini cakes but leaves the center gooey. The tops may look somewhat soft.
Invert the ramekins. Carefully flip the freshly baked lava cakes upside down onto plates and dig in while warm!
If 4 or 6 lava cakes are simply too many try this 2serving recipe for chocolate fudge cakes instead!
You Can Make These in a Muffin Pan Instead
I highly recommend using 6ounce ramekins for these lava cakestheyre the perfect size to make 4 of these singleserving portions. Plus you can use the same ramekins for most custard recipes chocolate fudge cakes for 2 chocolate soufflé peanut butter chocolate lava cakes and lemon pudding cakes.
If you dont have ramekins you can use a standard muffin pan. Grease 6 muffin pan cups and dust with cocoa powder to prevent the lava cakes from sticking. Because your lava cakes will be slightly smaller youll get 6 lava cakes instead of 4. Bake at 425F 218C for 810 minutes. Use a spoon to release the cakes from the pan and place each upside down on plates.
lava cake batter in a muffin pan
chocolate lava cakes in a muffin pan after baking
chocolate lava cakes topped with scoops of vanilla ice cream on a white plates with spoons
Optional Toppings
Once the warm lava cakes are inverted onto plates the fun really begins! So many toppings pair wonderfully with these chocolate lava cakes. Here are a few of my favorites
Ice cream andor whipped cream
Raspberry dessert sauce or strawberry sauce
Melted peanut butter or Nutella
Salted caramel
Mocha whipped cream from this flourless chocolate cake recipe
Fresh berries
All of Your Chocolate Lava Cakes
Many readers tried this recipe as part of a baking challenge!
collage of lava cakes
chocolate lava cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on a white plate
Chocolate Lava Cakes
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Author Sally
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Yield 4 or 6 cakes
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