Chocolate lava cakes
Small chocolate cakes, baked for exactly 7 minutes at 200 °C: crispy on the outside, gooey on the inside, served warm with vanilla ice cream.
Prepare these soft and delicious cakes by following our simple steps.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time7 min
- Total22 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$4.21 $0.70 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $1.62
- $0.47
- $0.12
- $2.00
Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Melt the butter and chocolate together in the microwave.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the flour and powdered sugar, then add the 5 eggs and mix until well combined. ≈ 4 min
- Gently fold the melted chocolate into the butter mixture. ≈ 4 min
- Butter and flour 6 small mussels, each about 5 cm high and 7.5 cm long, and fill them. ≈ 10 min
- Bake for exactly 7 minutes in the preheated oven at 200 °C.
- Remove from the mold and serve warm, with vanilla ice cream or cream. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Chocolate lava cakes
- 175 g of butter$1.62
- 125 g of powdered sugar$0.47
- 75 grams of flour$0.12
- 5 eggs$2.00
Total$4.21
that's $0.70 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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