LAVA CAKES

By scratch cook

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 7 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

preheat oven to 400F.
Use 1 tablespoon of melted butter to brush the inside of 6, 4oz ramekins or custard cups; set aside. In large bowl, beat together remaining bitter, cocoa powder, sugars, flour and salt. Stir in eggs until smooth. Stir in vanilla, Pour batter into prepared ramekins and set the ramekins in a large baking dish. Pour hot water into the baking dish to a level about half way up the side of the ramekins. bake 14-15 minutes until the batter puffs but the center is not set. The edges will be firm but the center will be runny. Serve the cakes in the ramekins or run a knife around the edge of each cake and unmold onto plates. Serve the cakes warm or chilled. Garnish with raspberry sauce, fresh berries, vanilla ice-cream or a dusting of powdered sugar.