Description
Rich dark chocolate cakes with a creamy pistachio center that flows like velvet.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 oz dark chocolate (70%), chopped
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup pistachio cream (sweetened)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- Cocoa powder (for dusting ramekins)
- Chopped pistachios (for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F and grease 4 ramekins. Dust lightly with cocoa powder.
- Melt dark chocolate and butter together until smooth; let cool slightly.
- Whisk eggs, egg yolks, and sugar until pale and slightly thick. Stir in vanilla and salt.
- Fold melted chocolate mixture into the eggs, then gently mix in flour until just combined.
- Fill ramekins halfway with batter, add a generous spoonful of pistachio cream in the center, then cover with remaining batter.
- Bake 10–12 minutes until edges are set but centers remain soft.
- Rest 1 minute, invert onto plates, and garnish with chopped pistachios before serving warm.
Notes
- Ensure not to overbake for the molten center.
- Can substitute pistachio cream with other nut butters if desired.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 lava cake
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 100mg