Mini Cupcake Tin Lava Cakes
One of my absolute favorite desserts to have at a restaurant is a lava cake. I really wanted to try to make them at home, but I knew how much of a mess it would be for my little ones to eat. After thinking about it for a little while, I came up with the idea for mini cupcake tin lava cakes. Luckily, they came out exactly as I hope they would. They had that delicious lava cake flavor and center, but it was so tiny there wasn’t too much ooze and mess.
One thing I loved was how easy it was to make these lava cakes. The whole process took me around 30 minutes from prep to finish.
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Mini Cupcake Tin Lava Cakes
I started out by preheating my oven to 400 degrees, and spraying my cupcake tin with non-stick spray. Once that was done I melted my chocolate and butter together in a glass bowl using the double boiler method.
A double boiler is when you fill a pot about 1/4 of the way with water, put a bowl that fits on top filled with the chocolate and butter, and slow mix them together as the water boils underneath.
Once the chocolate is melted, I take it off the boiling water pot, and add in the powdered sugar. Once that was fully combined I added in the eggs and egg yolks. Followed that with mixing in the cocoa powder and flour.
I let the lava cakes cook for 8 minutes. They should be firm and cake like on the outside, but still jiggly in the middle. Carefully remove them from the cupcake tin after a few minutes. I made the mistake of trying to flip them out and a few of them lost their chocolate ooze. I was devastated. For the rest I used a knife around the edges, and carefully lifted them up and out. I turned them upside down and covered them in powdered sugar.
These lava cakes were approved by me, both of my little ones, and my brother-in-law AJ. It’s safe to say that you’ll most likely love them as well.
You can check out a delicious brownie recipe here.
What’s your favorite restaurant dessert?
Ingredients
- 1 C Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 3/4 C Butter
- 1 1/2 C Powdered Sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 3 Egg Yolks
- 1/2 C + 1 Tbsp Flour
- 3 Tbsp Cocoa Powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400
- Spray cupcake tin with nonstick spray
- Melt chocolate chips and butter with the double broiler method (or in the microwave)
- Add powdered sugar to melted chocolate and combine
- Mix eggs and egg yolks into mixture
- Add flour and cocoa powder, stir until all combined
- Evenly distribute between the 12 cupcake spots
- Bake for 8 minutes
- Serve fairly quickly after they are finished
9 Comments
Kristina G
These look SO delicious! The recipe doesn’t seem too complicated either. I must try this recipe some time. I know my two teen boys will love them! Thanks for sharing .. pinning now:)
Rianna Stavrides
This looks soooo good!!! I started baking with my toddler and he loves it. I am definitely adding this to our list!
Megan
Lava cakes are my absolute favorite dessert!!!! I will pin this, and try it at home later. So excited to make these!
Jennifer - ParentSmarterNotHarder
These sound so good! I’ve never done the double broiler before. Might be worth a shot 🙂
Laura Jafarkhani
I totally printed this recipe out already. It looks so yummy!!!
Ashley Allen
These look absolutely delicious!! I think we will have to make them for a special occasion soon.
Live Learn Better
My kids love to bake and this looks like a great project to try and do with them. Can’t wait!
Raluca
I always thought lava cake is difficult to make, but I can totally do this recipe, probably with xylitol instead of sugar :”>
Margaret
These look so easy to make and so delicious! I’m a sucker for anything chocolate. Pinning this!