True lava cake

April 24, 2013 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)

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True lava cake

Serves: 12
Cooking Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • 5 egg yolks
  • 125g sugar
  • 5 whole eggs
  • 250g 70% dark chocolate + extra, melted, to decorate
  • 250g butter
  • 25ml brandy
  • 90g cake flour + extra, to dust
  • pinch salt
  • icing sugar, to dust
  • strawberries, sliced, to decorate

Instructions

1

Preheat the oven to 200°C. Grease and dust 12 dariole moulds with flour. Place the egg yolks, sugar and eggs in a mixer and mix until pale and fluffy.

2

While mixing, place the chocolate and butter in a glass mixing bowl over a double boiler to melt. When the chocolate has melted, add the brandy. Remove from heat and set aside.

3

Fold the flour and salt into the egg mixture. Once combined, fold in the chocolate mixture. Pour into the prepared moulds and bake in the oven, about 9 minutes. Serve dusted with icing sugar and decorate with extra melted chocolate and a sliced strawberry.

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