Chocolate Lava Cake for 2

Whether it’s a special occasion or just for fun, surprise your sweetheart with this sinful chocolate lava cake for 2 recipe.

Friends I have a confession to make.  I’m not the biggest fan of chocolate. {GASP!}  I know!  It’s kind of crazy, and my girl friends give me a hard time about it, but if I had to choose between apple pie and any chocolate flavored dessert/treat, I would choose apple pie.  I prefer fruity flavored things over chocolate flavored things any day. Don’t get me wrong, I do eat chocolate, but it’s not my first choice if something else is available.

That being said, my husband is a HUGE fan of chocolate.  Especially anything that involves chocolate and peanut butter combined.  Or even a mint chocolate chip and chocolate combination.  For his birthday I usually make him a chocolate cake.  I’ve made this mint chocolate chip ice cream cake and this chocolate peanut butter cake.

Knowing how much he loves chocolate, I thought it’d be fun to make him a special treat for Valentine’s Day.  This chocolate molten lava cake for 2 recipe is so fun and Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to make them.

Chocolate Lava Cake for 2

Yield: 2

Chocolate Lava Cake for 2

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the perfect dessert for date night at home, chocolate lava cake for 2

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 4 oz chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3 TBL heavy cream
• 2 eggs
• 1 egg white
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 TBL Flour or cocoa powder for ramekins
• Ice Cream, powdered sugar, chocolate sauce, any toppings you like.

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Grease and flour (I actually used cocoa powder instead of flour) 2 ramekins.
3. In a glass bowl, melt chocolate chips in microwave.
4. Add butter and cream to bowl and microwave in 30 sec. increments, stirring, until mixture is smooth and everything is melted.
5. Cool chocolate mixture slightly.
6. In a separate bowl, lightly beat eggs and egg white together.
7. Add vanilla to chocolate mixture and stir in.
8. Stir in eggs, flour and sugar.
9. Pour mixture evenly into ramekins (about 3/4 full)
10. Bake for 15 - 17 minutes. It will look done around edges.
11. Let cool for 5 minutes before flipping over.
12. Top with powdered sugar, ice cream, chocolate sauce, etc. before serving.

Of course they are best served warm with a scoop of ice cream and some chocolate sauce.  I’d probably go for caramel sauce next time, since I love caramel.  But these lava cakes were rich and decadent and so, so good.

In case you are the opposite of me, and love chocolate ;), I got together with some of my favorite foodies to bring you 11 chocolate recipes that will surely satisfy your chocolate cravings.

Don’t these all look delicious?  Make sure and check out these sinful chocolatey desserts.

Bourbon Fudge from Bread Booze Bacon

Easy Chocolate Pudding Cupcakes from White Lights on Wednesday

Chocolate Kiss Cookies from I Heart Eating

Espresso Chocolate Cake from Kleinworth & Co.

Whole 30 Mole Chicken from Cooking with Curls

Brownie Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake from Home.Made.Interest.

Peanut Butter Buckeye Brownie Hearts from The Creative Bite

Triple Chocolate Skillet Cookie from Celebrating Sweets

Homemade Chocolate Sauce from The Two Bite Club

Chocolate Lava Cake for Two from Liz on Call

Chewy Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies from It Bakes Me Happy

I do have to say, these all look amazing!  And they are definitely going on my must try list.

So how about you?  Are you a fan, semi-fan or non-fan of chocolate?  You can be honest.  I’ll still like you. 🙂

Happy Baking!

Liz