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Hi Bold Bakers!
I know you love Red Velvet desserts so this week I’m making a BIG & BOLD Red Velvet Lava Cake that I think you’ll really enjoy. So let’s get baking!
Get more Valentine’s Day desserts including my Caramel Filled Chocolates, Pink Velvet Cupcakes & Microwave Red Velvet Cake.
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Red Velvet Lava Cake
Ingredients
- 8 oz white chocolate
- 2 sticks (8oz/225g) butter
- 1 cup (200g/7oz) sugar
- 4 large eggs , at room temperature
- 4 large egg yolks , room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ / 2 tbsp red liquid food coloring
- ¼ Cup (1oz / 27g) natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¾ cups (100g/ 3 ½ oz) all-purpose flour
- confectioner's sugar , for dusting
Instructions
- Set a rack in the center position and preheat the oven to 375oF (190oC).
- Melt the butter and white chocolate in the top of a double boiler or microwave gently.
- Whisk the eggs and egg yolks in a large bowl.When doubled in size and fluffy slowly add in the vanilla extract and sugar bit by bit. Keep whisking until fully incorporated.
- While the machine is running, Add in the red food coloring, vanilla and melted chocolate mixture.
- Off the machine, sieve the cocoa, flour and cinnamon over the eggs mix. Gently fold in the dry ingredients to the batter and stir until just combined.
- Butter your dishes or mugs really well. Divide the batter evenly among them . I scooped 1 Cup measure in each mug .It makes 6 in total.
- Place the dishes on a baking sheet and bake until the sides of the cake are set but the centers are still soft, around 18 to 22 minutes. every oven varies so just keep an eye on it. If you take it out and it’s too soft in the middle, don’t worry, pop it back in the oven.
- Let the cakes rest for 5 minutes, then invert them onto dessert plates.
- Serve the cakes immediately with ice cream and dusted with sugar.
Hi Emma, I’m Mexican and I think that my English isn’t very good, but I hope you can understand what I’m saying. I made this recipe for my Mom and Sister and they loved it (I ate a little too) The flavor was so good. I’m starting to bake breads, cake, cookies and all that stuff and I really love to do that; I tried this recipe and I’m glad that I tried. I can say that this recipe is one of my favorites
I halved this recipe and made it for this 4th of July weekend!!! Absolutely fantastic! Huge hit! 🇺🇸🎇
Any eggless version of this please? I’m a vegetarian baker!
Hello Gemma, I tried the recipe today sending a photo as well, I dont know if i baked the cake a bit more there was no lava the dessert was yummy though, any tips you could share ?
Can I not use the white chocolate and just use chocolate. I don’t have any white chocolate.
Hi Gemma,
Should i preheat the oven for lava cake?
Hello
Kindly advise if i will add nesquik cocoa (chocolate) powder instead of the unsweetened cocoa powder, how much will be the proportion?
Thanks in advance ????
I would love for you to create a matcha green tea lava cake! 😀
Hi I…what’s d best substitute for eggs in d lava cakes..?
My dear…
I ve tried this recipe several times nd it never cease to amaze me… absolutely yumm. Especially today… it was a hit with my friends … so thot will let u know.
Very much grateful to u for the recipes…
Love. K