Molten Chocolate Lava Cake

Cutting through the centre of a cake, watching a stream of hot chocolate lava flowing out, pairing it with a scoop of freezing cold ice cream. Does it sounds like just the perfect dessert for tonight?

The idea of flowing lava inside a cake used to sound way too magical too me. I thought some special skill or equipment must be required in order to produce that lava stream but I was wrong. It took me a while to accept the fact that this sophisticated looking dessert is simply so easy to make.

There are two ways to make lava cake, one method is to under-bake the cake with a rather high heat such that the centre of the cake is yet to set while the outside part is already forming a cake casing. Another way is to make some chocolate ganache ball, store in the fridge to let it harden and then add to the centre of the batter. Certainly, the 'under-bake' method is the easier way. You can whip it up the last minute for like 10-15 minutes (not including baking time) and there you go, a decadent hot chocolate dessert is there waiting for you in the oven to devour it. However, if you have something against under-bake cake then you may need to consider the ganache ball method, where you will be required to prepare the ganache in advance to let it set in the fridge.

Makes 4 cups

Ingredients

130g semi-sweet chocolate chips
112g butter
100g powdered sugar
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
46g plain flour

Cooking Directions

Melt butter and chocolate over low heat until smooth, add in sugar and mix well.
In another bowl, whisk eggs until frothy (there is no need of electric mixer, just use your hand power).
Add eggs into the chocolate mixture, stir well.
Sift in flour, mix until just combine.
Bake in preheated oven at 220C for 10-12 minutes.

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