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How to make chocolate lava cake

Make Chocolate Lava Cake

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INGREDIENTS

Here are all of the ingredients! Preheat oven to 450 F

Here are all of the ingredients! Preheat oven to 450 F

Grease 6 cupcake tins

Grease 6 cupcake tins

Put cocoa powder in the bottom of each tin and tap the pan to even coat the bottoms and sides

Put cocoa powder in the bottom of each tin and tap the pan to even coat the bottoms and sides

Melt chocolate and butter in a saucepan over low heat, stir often

Melt chocolate and butter in a saucepan over low heat, stir often

All melted! Set aside to cool

All melted! Set aside to cool

Crack the three whole eggs plus three egg yolks into a bowl and whisk to combine

Crack the three whole eggs plus three egg yolks into a bowl and whisk to combine

Now pour into stand mixer

Now pour into stand mixer

Use the whisk attachment

Use the whisk attachment

Add powdered sugar

Add powdered sugar

Mix on low to combine and then increase speed until smooth

Mix on low to combine and then increase speed until smooth

Now turn the mixer on the lowest setting and slowly pour in the chocolate and butter mixture

Now turn the mixer on the lowest setting and slowly pour in the chocolate and butter mixture

Perfect! Now add the flour

Perfect! Now add the flour

Mix on low until combined, don't forget to scrape the sides of the bowl

Mix on low until combined, don't forget to scrape the sides of the bowl

Use an ice cream scoop to evenly distribute the batter into the cupcake tin

Use an ice cream scoop to evenly distribute the batter into the cupcake tin

Now into the oven for 7-8 minutes until top is cracked and the sides are set

Now into the oven for 7-8 minutes until top is cracked and the sides are set

Once out of the oven let sit in the tin for 5 minutes

Once out of the oven let sit in the tin for 5 minutes

Use a knife to loosen the sides and then put a flat plate on top of the tin and flip over

Use a knife to loosen the sides and then put a flat plate on top of the tin and flip over

Garnish with powdered sugar and a strawberry

Garnish with powdered sugar and a strawberry

Cut open to reveal the chocolate lava! Enjoy!

  • 6.0oz Semisweet chocolate
  • 10.0Tbsp Butter
  • 3.0 Whole eggs
  • 3.0 Egg yolks
  • 1/2c Powdered sugar
  • 1/2c Flour
  • Cocoa powder
  • Additional powdered sugar (optional)
  • Strawberries (optional)