This true lava cake recipe is the only recipe you will ever need.
True lava cake
Ingredients
- 5 egg yolks
- 125g sugar
- 5 whole eggs
- 250g 70% dark chocolate + extra, melted, to decorate
- 250g butter
- 25ml brandy
- 90g cake flour + extra, to dust
- pinch salt
- icing sugar, to dust
- strawberries, sliced, to decorate
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Grease and dust 12 dariole moulds with flour. Place the egg yolks, sugar and eggs in a mixer and mix until pale and fluffy.
2
While mixing, place the chocolate and butter in a glass mixing bowl over a double boiler to melt. When the chocolate has melted, add the brandy. Remove from heat and set aside.
3
Fold the flour and salt into the egg mixture. Once combined, fold in the chocolate mixture. Pour into the prepared moulds and bake in the oven, about 9 minutes. Serve dusted with icing sugar and decorate with extra melted chocolate and a sliced strawberry.
