This is my best-ever eggless and chocolate-free quick & easy chocolate lava cake recipe. It’s unbelievably easy, takes just 5 minutes, and delivers rich, gooey chocolate flavor in every bite!
Made without actual chocolate bars, this quick dessert melts in your mouth and pairs perfectly with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, a dollop of whipped cream, or a handful of fresh berries.
What Chocolate Do I Use in This Recipe?
Surprisingly, there’s no solid chocolate in this quick & easy chocolate lava cake! Instead, I use unsweetened cocoa powder!
yes, just simple cocoa, and it gives the cake an incredibly deep and satisfying chocolate flavor, just like the traditional version made with melted chocolate.
For best results, use a good-quality cocoa powder, the same one you use for your hot chocolate or baking. It makes all the difference in flavor and texture.
How to make quick & easy chocolate lave cake?
- Prepare 2 ramekins by Grease with butter then dust with 1 tablespoon of cacao powder.
- In a large bowl sift all the dry ingredients, flour, cacao powder, baking powder and sugar. Give all a quick mix.
- Add milk and vegetable oil and whisk all together until smooth chocolate cake batter.
- For more easily pour, place the cake batter into measuring cup. Pour the cake batter into a prepared ramekins.
- Transfer ramekins to a tray so you can easily move to oven
- Bake at 200C/ 400F for 15 minutes In the middle of the oven rack When out of oven flip the ramekins upside down to the serving dish.
- Serve it hot or cold as you like, the chocolate more lava in the hot cake, but in the cold one will be more hold and stable.
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Ingredients
- 5 Tbsp Cacao powder 35 grams
- ½ Cup all purpose flour 70 grams
- ½ Cup granulated sugar 100 grams
- 1 Tsp Vanilla powder or extract
- ¼ Tsp Baking powder
- ½ Tsp Instant Coffee
- ¾ Cup milk 200ml
- ¼ Cup Vegetable oil or melted butter
- For grease ramekins:
- 1 Tbsp soft butter
- 1 Tbsp cacao powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F).
- Prepare two ramekins by greasing them with a little butter. Then, dust each with about 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder, making sure to coat the sides and bottom well. This helps the cakes release easily after baking.
- In a large bowl sift all the dry ingredients, flour, cacao powder, baking powder and sugar. Give everything a quick whisk to combine.
- Add milk and vegetable oil and whisk all together until you have a smooth chocolate cake batter.
- For easy pouring, transfer the batter to a measuring cup or jug. Then evenly pour the batter into the prepared ramekins.
- Place the ramekins on a baking tray for easier handling and transfer them to the middle rack of your preheated oven.
- Bake at 200°C (400°F) for 15 minutes, or until the edges are set but the center is still soft.
- Remove from the oven and carefully invert each ramekin onto a serving plate.
- Let them sit for a few seconds before lifting the ramekin off to reveal the lava cake.
- Serve warm for a gooey, molten center or let it cool slightly for a firmer, more stable texture.
