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A chocolate cake topped with raspberries with a scoop of ice cream.
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5 from 3 votes

Molten Chocolate Cakes with Sugared Raspberries

These decadent Molten Chocolate Cakes with Sugared Raspberries are incredibly fast and easy to prepare and just like the lava cakes on restaurant menus!

Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10
Calories: 424kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 4 ounce Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Bar (or similar brand)
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt
  • 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour

Garnish:

  • 6 ounces fresh raspberries
  • 2 tablespoons sugar

Instructions

  • Melt butter and chocolate in a large, heavy saucepan over low heat; stirring frequently. Remove from heat when completely melted and set aside to cool slightly. If you'd like to cool it a little faster, transfer it to a large mixing bowl.
  • In a separate large mixing bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt with a hand mixer until the sugar dissolves.
  • With beaters running, add the egg mixture into the slightly cooled chocolate mixture and beat until smooth. Beat in the flour until just combined. Allow the batter to cool for about 10 minutes then cover the bowl with plastic wrap and transfer it to the refrigerator to chill for at least one hour or more. Batter can be made the day ahead if desired.
  • Remove the bowl from the refrigerator about 30 minutes before baking just to take the chill off. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line a standard 12-cup muffin pan with 10 foil baking cups (or less) and spray baking cups lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Divide the batter evenly between the cups. You can bake them all or just fill as many as you need and keep the remaining batter in the refrigerator for up to two days to bake when needed.
  • Bake until batter puffs but center is not fully set, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and allow to cool for about 5 minutes. Carefully lift the cakes out of the pan. Pull the foil cups away from the cakes and transfer the cakes to dessert plates.
  • Toss the raspberries with 2 tablespoons sugar in a small bowl. Top each cake with some of the sugared raspberries and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Notes

Prep time does not include chilling time.

Nutrition

Calories: 424kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 132mg | Sodium: 37mg | Potassium: 228mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 706IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2mg