🎥 How to make Chocolate Lava Cake | HD

Directions 📝

To Make The Cake

1. Preheat your oven to 450F.
2. Spray your ramekins with pan spray and then use two tablespoons of sugar to coat the ramekin.
3. Bring a medium saucepan filled with an inch of water to a boil over high heat.
4. In a medium heatsafe mixing bowl, combine the 1 stick of unsalted butter and the dark chocolate. Place over the pan of boiling water and stir occasionally as they melt. Mix well until homogeneous.
5. In a separate bowl, combine the 2 eggs, 2 egg yolks, 3 tablespoons of sugar, and an optional pinch of salt..
6. Whisk the mixture until it lightens in color, becomes foamy, and falls in ribbons. Set aside.
7. Using your rubber spatula, fold the chocolate into the egg mixture.
8. Fold in the all purpose flour.
9. Portion evenly between your baking containers, set on a sheet tray, and bake until the outer edge is set and the inside is still jiggly, about 6-10 minutes. Set aside to rest for 5 minutes.

To Make The Anglaise

1. In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, bring the half & half to a simmer.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine the 6 egg yolks and remaining ½ cup of sugar
3. Once the half & half begins to simmer, slowly stream half of it into the egg mixture, stirring constantly.
4. Return the mixture back to the saucepan and place over a medium heat. Stir constantly with a heatproof spatula until the mixture begins to thicken and coats the back of a spoon. Stir in the vanilla extract.
5. Mix two tablespoons of raspberry puree with two tablespoons of the creme anglaise.
6. To plate, place a large spoonful of the anglaise on your plate, place drops of raspberry anglaise onto the white anglise. Using a toothpick, pull it through the raspberry puree to make little heart shapes.
7. Plate the cake on top of the anglaise and enjoy every bite of the deliciousness!!