Triple Chocolate Lava Cake with Salted Caramel Core

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🍫 Triple Chocolate Lava Cake with Salted Caramel Core

This isn’t just dessert—it’s a full-blown experience.

📖 Introduction

Chocolate Lava Cake is more than just cake—it’s an emotional journey. First created by accident, this molten masterpiece blends the richness of cake with the surprise of a gooey, flowing center. But we’re turning things up a notch with three types of chocolate and a hidden salted caramel core that erupts when sliced. This is the dessert to impress your crush, comfort your soul, or win over the in-laws.

🕰️ History & Formation

The lava cake (or moelleux au chocolat) was popularized by French chef Michel Bras in 1981, who experimented with a frozen ganache center encased in chocolate cake. In the 1990s, Jean-Georges Vongerichten brought a variation to New York, and since then, it’s become a global symbol of indulgence. Our version honors both traditions—with a caramel surprise twist.

🧾 Ingredients

🍫 For the Lava Cake:

  • 200g (7 oz) dark chocolate (70% cocoa)
  • 50g (1.75 oz) milk chocolate
  • 50g (1.75 oz) white chocolate, chopped
  • 100g (½ cup) unsalted butter
  • 2 whole eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 80g (⅓ cup) granulated sugar
  • 30g (¼ cup) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt

🧂 For the Salted Caramel Core:

  • 100g (½ cup) granulated sugar
  • 50ml (¼ cup) heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter
  • ½ tsp sea salt

🛠️ Method – Step by Step

Step 1: Make the Salted Caramel Core

  1. In a small saucepan, melt the sugar over medium heat, swirling occasionally, until it becomes an amber caramel.
  2. Carefully add cream (it will bubble—stand back), then whisk until smooth.
  3. Stir in butter and sea salt.
  4. Pour into a silicone ice cube tray or spoon into small mounds on parchment paper.
  5. Freeze for at least 2 hours (this will be your gooey core).

Step 2: Prep the Chocolate Batter

  1. In a double boiler, melt dark and milk chocolate with butter until smooth.
  2. In a bowl, whisk eggs, yolks, sugar, and vanilla until pale and frothy.
  3. Slowly fold in the melted chocolate mixture.
  4. Sift in flour, salt, and stir until just combined.
  5. Fold in white chocolate pieces for surprise pockets.

Step 3: Assemble and Bake

  1. Grease 4-6 ramekins with butter and dust with cocoa powder.
  2. Fill each ramekin ¾ full with batter.
  3. Place a frozen caramel core in the center of each ramekin and gently cover with more batter.
  4. Bake at 220°C / 425°F for 10-12 minutes—edges should be firm, but center still jiggly.
  5. Let rest for 1 minute, then carefully invert onto plates.

🍨 Serving Suggestions

  • Dust with powdered sugar
  • Add a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream
  • Drizzle with extra caramel or a touch of espresso

💞 For the Lovers

This dessert is pure romance. Share it on a date night, Valentine’s Day, or that moment when words just aren’t enough. Watching the molten center spill out is a metaphor—love, like caramel, flows when it’s warm. ❤️

📌 Conclusion

This Triple Chocolate Lava Cake with a salted caramel center is more than a recipe—it’s a declaration. Rich, warm, intense, a little salty, and completely unforgettable.
If you’re not making this this weekend… you’re missing out.

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