Valentine’s Day Chocolate Molten Lava Cake
Rich, fudgy chocolate molten lava cakes with a soft strawberry-cream center that melts when you cut into it. Perfect for Valentine’s Day — impressive, romantic, and surprisingly easy.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 6 oz bittersweet chocolate 60-70% is preferred
- 2 large eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3 tbs flour
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 4 Lindt LINDOR Strawberry and cream white chocolate candy truffles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450F. Butter 4 (4- to 5-ounce) ramekins and place them on a baking sheet.
- Combine the butter and chocolate and microwave on high, stirring every 30-seconds until melted. Whisk together until smooth.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs, egg yolks, sugar, and salt. Beat on medium speed or whisk until thick and pale yellow
- Fold the egg mixture into the chocolate mixture. Mix until well combined.
- Add the flour. Mix until fully incorporated.
- Divide the batter among the prepared ramekins.
- Sink the strawberry and cream candy truffle into the middle of the ramekin. Cover the top with more batter.
- Bake for 8-11 minutes or until the sides of the cakes are firm set but the center is jiggly. Let the cakes cool in the ramekins for 1 minute. ( Mine took 10-11 min!) Keep a watchful eye and go off of your oven.