Choco Lava Cake
Choco Lava Cake is a chocolate lover’s gooey dream. It is full of decadence in each bite. The melt in mouth appearance combined with liquid chocolate center is da bomb!
Servings: 6 lava cakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup yogurt homemade curd or buttermilk
- ¾ cup sugar granulated
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1¼ tsp baking powder
- ½ cup olive oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 12 chocolate truffles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200 °C. Grease ramekins or individual paper cups/ molds. Sift flour 2-3 times.
- In a large bowl, beat the sugar and yogurt for 5 minutes on high speed. Add baking powder and baking soda, beat in on low, and allow to stand for 3 minutes. You will find that bubbles appear. Beat in the oil and vanilla extract to the curd mixture. Slowly add the flour in 4 lots, blending in well after each addition.
- Pour about ¼ cup of batter in the cup and place one truffle ball and gently push it in slightly. Top with batter till ⅔ level. Bake at 200 °C for 5 minutes, reduce temperature to 170 °C and bake for 5-7 minutes. The cupcakes should be firm from outside but slightly wobbly from inside if you move the tray. Allow the cupcakes to cool completely.
- Gently turn upside down and de-mould on a serving plate, serve of scoop ice-cream, strawberries or just dusting of powdered sugar.
Notes
The cupcakes can be made one-day ahead. Frost them before guests arrive if you wish.