EASY CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKE with sourdough
15 minute simple and delicious chocolate lava cake can be made with or without sourdough starter.
Equipment
- Ramekins
- Hand mixer
Ingredients
- 70 grams chocolate chips Semi sweet
- 45 grams butter
- 25 grams sourdough starter You can substitute this for 1 Tbsp of all purpose flour.
- 8 grams sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg yolk
- ¼ tsp pure vanilla extract
- ⅛ tsp salt
- Cooking spray for ramekins
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 395° Fahrenheit , 200° Celcius.
- Combine chocolate chips and butter into a microwave safe bowl.
- Melt chocolate chips and butter until all the butter is completely melted. Approximately 1 minute depending on the strength of your microwave
- Stir to mix melted chocolate and butter until well blended.
- Beat eggs and sugar together in another bowl until frothy and light in color.
- Add starter, vanilla and salt to egg mixture and beat until incorporated
- Add chocolate mixture and beat until incorporated
- Place mixture in 2 greased ramekins (preferably with cooking spray). If they are not well oiled, the chocolate lava cakes will not dislodge from the ramekins
- Place the ramekins onto a baking tray and bake according to your desire of doneness. 10-12 minutes.Set timer for 10 minutes
- Remove from oven and let cool for 2 minutes. The lava cake should retract from the edges. If not, separate with knife.
- Remove chocolate lava cakes from ramekins and plate to avoid overbaking.
Notes
Makes 2 chocolate lava cakes.
Although this recipe has a built-in timer, the clock will stop if you exit the program or your device goes to sleep. Sorry!