Secrets to Making the Perfect Molten Chocolate Cake
Molten chocolate cakes — also known as chocolate lava cakes — are rich individual chocolate cakes with oozing molten centers. Surprisingly, they are easy enough for even the novice baker to make at home. And, what’s more, they can be prepared ahead of time, stored in the fridge and then baked at the last minute. This allows you to get ready for a big event ahead of time 🙂
Molten chocolate cakes are really easy to make and require only a FEW ingredients that can be found really easily. The ingredients inside the molten cake include eggs, butter, a little flour and of course Chocolate! Heavy cream or whipping cream and sugar( if you want your cake sweeter) can also be added to the recipe. The secret to having the centre of the chocolate cake to be molten is not to over bake the cake. This would require a little trial and error to find the perfect timing that suits the type of oven you use and the size of your chocolate cake tin. If you are using a regular ramekin, it would usually take about 8-10 minutes. However, the time the cake spends in the oven greatly depends on the power of your oven too!
Another tip to getting that perfect molten cake is to bake the cake at a high temperature so that the outside of the cake cooks while the inside still remains molten. You can test the done-ness of the cake by inserting a toothpick into the centre of the cake. The toothpick should come out with chocolate stains on it.
After baking the molten cake, let them cool for a few minutes (between 2-3 minutes) before inverting them to remove the cake from the ramekin. The best way to eat the molten cake is to serve it with a huge scoop of vanilla ice cream , plain Greek yogurt or with some whipped cream and strawberries. Alternatively, melted ice cream can also be used for a thick creamy texture.
If you cut open and realize that your molten core has already solidified due to over baking, fret not! One simple trick of getting that molten centre in your chocolate cake is to to place a piece of melted chocolate in the chocolate cake and let the cake cool down in the refrigerator for a few hours before re-baking it in the oven at a low temperature so as to melt the chocolate core.
If all else fails and you are unable to achieve that molten centre, don’t worry too much. Just enjoy your warm chocolate cake and delicious vanilla ice cream 🙂 Being able to achieve that molten centre in your chocolate cake requires practice and many rounds of trial and error.
If you are craving for some molten cake goodness and do not wish to get your hands dirty, do contact us to order yours today! Let the warm molten chocolate flow out of that chocolate cake and savour that pure sweetness with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
