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Best Molten Lava Cake Recipe / Chocolate Fondant Recipe

February 3, 2015 By Aarthi 38 Comments

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I have a weakness for lava cakes, i have made a eggless version and a microwave version as well. But making a proper lava cake is always in my dream. Yesterday was the day and finally i made it. It turned out to be a hit. It is like molten perfection, perfect lava flowed through the cake..
Similar Recipes,
Eggless Lava Cake
Microwave Lava Cake
This recipe calls for less fat content, just a tblspn of ghee is what it wants. This cake calls for just 5 ingredients and it is so easy to make. The main thing you have to keep in mind for lava cake is the timing. I used a 240 ml ramekins, but if you are using a smaller mould than that, then the baking time will be less. So you have to keep it in mind. And make sure you read the recipe well for adjusting the molten part consistency. Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.
Preparation Time : 5 mins
Baking Time : 16 mins
Makes : 2 big servings
Ingredients:
Dark Chocolate – 1 cup / 150 grams chopped
Sugar – 1/4 cup / 50 grams
Eggs – 2
Ghee / Clarified Butter – 1 tblspn + more for greasing moulds
All Purpose Flour / Maida – 1/2 cup / 60 grams
Cocoa Powder for dusting moulds
Method:
Take chocolate, ghee in a microwave safe bowl and pop it in microwave for 30 to 45 sec. Stir to melt. If it is not melted, pop it again for 10 sec and melt it. If you dont have microwave, You can melt it over double boiler.
Add sugar and mix well.
Now add in egg and mix well.
Add in flour and fold gently.
Now take small ramekins, grease it well with ghee, dust with some cocoa powder and coat it on all sides.
Now divide the batter between each bowls and pop it in fridge for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 220 degree C for 10 mins.
Now put the bowl in oven and cook for 16 to 17 mins. Remove it and let it cool for 2 mins. Invert it into plate and serve warm with a scoop of vanilla icecream.

How you want your fondant – For a 240 ml ramekin size:
1) 16 mins – very very molten and liquidy in the middle, hard crust outside.
2) 18 mins – very molten in the middle, has a little thick crust outside.
3) 20 to 21 mins – Little molten in the middle.
4) 22 – 23 mins – Gooey cake alone no molten lava part

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Pictorial:
Take all your ingredients

Take chocolate in a microwave safe bowl..I had 
milk chocolate bar on my hand, so used that..
But i recommend you to use dark chocolate for this..

add a tblspn of ghee

now pop this in the microwave and melt it down..
i microwaved it for 30 sec to 45 sec

this is how it looks once it comes from the microwave

mix gently so it is melted

now add in sugar

mix well

I added normal granulated sugar, but you can powder 
it lightly and use that so it will mix evenly..

add in eggs

use a whisk to mix well

once it is well combined

add in flour

mix well

now take a oven safe bowls or any moulds..This ramekin is around 240 ml

drizzle ghee in the bottom

spread it evenly

now sprinkle some cocoa powder 

coat on all sides

divide it into two bowls

now the important step is to pop the bowls in to 
fridge for 1 hour

now bake it 

the baking time depends on how molten 
you want the center to be

look at the lava

taste wonderful warm with a scoop of icecream

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  1. Sumi

    February 3, 2015 at 10:22 am

    Why is it important to put it in fridge for an hour….

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  2. Nishath Fahmiya

    February 3, 2015 at 10:50 am

    Can we use baking powder for this.?

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  3. Aarthi

    February 3, 2015 at 11:25 am

    @Nishath Fahmiyano need to use baking powder.

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  4. Aarthi

    February 3, 2015 at 11:25 am

    @Sumiputting this in fridge helps the molten part form perfectly.

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    • Sumi

      February 4, 2015 at 6:56 am

      Thank you aarthi

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    • Sumi

      February 4, 2015 at 6:56 am

      Thank you aarthi

      Reply
  5. Anonymous

    February 3, 2015 at 12:48 pm

    looks soo yummy

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  6. Anonymous

    February 3, 2015 at 1:22 pm

    Bake in oven or microwave

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  7. Nishath Fahmiya

    February 3, 2015 at 1:25 pm

    Ok thnk u dear… Love all ur recipes

    Reply
  8. Anonymous

    February 3, 2015 at 3:44 pm

    Hello… Aarthi i am a big fan of yours.But i just started cooking.So can u tell me that i should use steal utensil in convection oven or not. Please reply

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  9. Anonymous

    February 4, 2015 at 5:54 am

    does th e lava part cooked well?

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  10. Latha

    February 4, 2015 at 6:10 am

    Wow…lava cake looks yumm 🙂 Do peep into my blog sometime http://flourishyourflavour.blogspot.in/

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  11. Aarthi

    February 4, 2015 at 12:52 pm

    @AnonymousSteel can be used in convention mode.

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  12. Aarthi

    February 4, 2015 at 12:52 pm

    @Anonymousyes it is cooked well.

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  13. Aarthi

    February 4, 2015 at 12:53 pm

    @AnonymousIt should be baked in oven, if using microwave bake it in convection mode.

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  14. Anonymous

    February 4, 2015 at 9:34 pm

    The molten part Also contains uncooked flour. Isn't it?

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  15. Aarthi

    February 5, 2015 at 1:27 pm

    @AnonymousNo it wil be cooked.

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  16. unknown

    February 7, 2015 at 5:38 am

    hello can u plz tell me if i can use diary milk chocolate instead of dark cooking chocolate. plz do reply. I want to make it today

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  17. Aarthi

    February 7, 2015 at 10:52 am

    @unknownyes u can use…

    Reply
  18. Anonymous

    February 12, 2015 at 11:18 am

    Nice recipe. I've already tried your molten lava microwave cake and it came out perfect. Cant wait to try this one. Could you please tell if this has to be cooked in gas oven, or an electric one? or can we use either of them?
    Thanks alot

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  19. Aarthi

    February 12, 2015 at 6:20 pm

    @AnonymousU can cook it any of them

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  20. Anonymous

    February 22, 2015 at 4:46 pm

    Can I use butter instead of ghee?

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  21. Anonymous

    February 23, 2015 at 1:23 pm

    can I use cup cake paper mould for making this cake

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  22. Anonymous

    February 23, 2015 at 3:02 pm

    I tried this recipe today in cup cake paper moulds…..but didn't got the molten lava part…..it was like moist chocolate cup cake….this is the third time I'm trying…..can you plz say why this happens…..

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  23. Aarthi

    February 23, 2015 at 3:26 pm

    @AnonymousU have over baked it, since u have used small cup paper mould, u have baked it longer for that small amount.

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  24. Aarthi

    February 23, 2015 at 4:04 pm

    @AnonymousYes u can use butter.

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  25. Anonymous

    April 4, 2015 at 12:37 pm

    i will be following your recipe but will use cupcake papers than remikins. any special advice for that? how will i know my lava cake is cooked and ready to be taken out?

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  26. Aarthi

    April 6, 2015 at 8:32 am

    @Anonymousit depends on the size, check the written part

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  27. me

    May 11, 2015 at 10:24 pm

    Hey. The middle molten part of the cake is not just chocolate. It has flour in it. It is uncooked and will taste of flour right?
    Aarti, tastewise, this cake is better or 1 min microwave lava cake?

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  28. Aarthi

    May 12, 2015 at 3:18 am

    @meBut the taste wont be floury in this, it will be gooey and molten, but in my opinion i love the microwave version

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  29. Anonymous

    October 7, 2015 at 12:57 pm

    Hi what cld v use in this recipe to substitute eggs?

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  30. Anonymous

    October 7, 2015 at 6:33 pm

    Can I substitute the egg with something else?

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  31. Aarthi

    October 12, 2015 at 5:36 pm

    @Anonymousno egg is must..check my eggless lava cake instead

    https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2012/02/eggless-chocolate-molten-lava-cake.html

    Reply
  32. Anonymous

    March 6, 2016 at 11:44 am

    Can we use dairy milk chocolate in it instead of dark chocolate? ??

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  33. Aarthi

    March 7, 2016 at 4:04 pm

    @Anonymousbournville can be used

    Reply
  34. AKHI

    June 1, 2016 at 11:12 am

    yesterday i was looking for a good molten lava recipe for my friend as she ws about to visit my place today .. and i came across this one �� and this ws the first time i gave a try to molten lava .. frm the start this recipe made me so comfortable !! even though in between the preparation i made small mistakes for my goodluck my molten lava came so well that we couldnt wait till it cool ���� i was so happy to see my friend lick her fingers and she grabbed more n more of it ����❤️ everyone seriously enjoyed it .. and i feel so happy bot this recipe ❤️❤️❤️ this recipe heading ' the best recipe ' definitely applies true �� i am so thankful to you aarthi for this wonderful recipe �� keep posting more ��

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    • AKHI

      June 2, 2016 at 2:30 am

      since i used small moulds i varied my time accordingly .. it took around 15 mins for very molten inside !! i would like to upload a picture of what i did but this space doesnt allow me to … 😀

      Reply
  35. Aretha

    September 25, 2019 at 6:58 pm

    How Long approx. did it take to bake? Thanks!

    Reply

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