Chocolate Lava Cakes

Spicy Mini Chocolate Lava Cakes
Flourless chocolate cake which gets its leavening only from beaten egg whites. While some lava cakes rely on underbaking to create a pool upon opening them this version uses a much better technique I think. For the lava effect, you create milk chocolate truffles which are placed inside the cakes halfway through baking. Additional batter is then placed on top and allowed to finish baking. After a small cooling time, you invert them on to your plate and when the cakes are pierced open, the truffles have almost liquified and allowed to create a rich sauce that streams out. I added just enough Ancho chili powder to give the intense chocolate a boost in taste.


Hot Chocolate Lava Cake
Alainna's bday cake at Obe in Portland's Pearl District

Russian chocolate lava cake.
From the Russian Tea Room. Please notice the fingerprint. I had to taste it before I remembered I wanted to take a picture of it.


With raspeberry sorbet and a berry coulis. I found the lava cake chocolate to be a little bland but Brett liked it. We sat on the patio in the blazing heat: half from the sun and half from the patio lamps, which were on for some reason.


Espresso Chocolate Lava Cake with Espresso Whipped Cream

Youtube.com Video:Chocolate Lava Cake

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