Quick & Easy Chocolate Lava Cake (Eggless!)
This easy 5-minute eggless molten chocolate lava cake is rich, gooey, and made with simple pantry ingredients "no chocolate bars needed! Perfect for quick dessert cravings."
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.