Death by Chocolate

I LOVE desserts of all kinds…no discrimination here. I always have room for something sweet and my ultimate weakness is chocolate. The other day I was craving something delicious and potentially sugar coma-inducing (what can I say, I’ve had a rough week), so I trawled the internet in search of something quick and easy yet scrumptious, and Taa daa…I found it.
This utterly decadent little beauty hits ALL the right spots. What truly makes this divine is the spoonful of Nutella (The Holy Grail of Chocolate lovers) that oozes out of the deliciously soft cake. Seriously, this isn’t for the faint-hearted but is definitely worth it (to me at least).



I used a slightly adapted version of Bell’alimento’s recipe and here it is.
Nutella Molten Lava Cake Recipe
Serves 4


Directions
1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C. Prepare 4 ramekins generously with butter or cooking spray.
2. Melt the butter and chocolate in a double boiler, stirring frequently.
3. Whilst the butter and chocolate is melting, place the eggs (whole and yolks) and sugar in a bowl. Whisk on a medium-high speed until light and thick (8-9 mins)
4. Stir the flour to the mixture, then SLOWLY and GRADUALLY add the melted chocolate and butter until well combined and glossy.
5. Pour the mixture evenly into the 4 ramekins till about halfway then add 1 (generous…ahem *addict*) tablespoon of Nutella into each ramekin. Top off with the rest of the mixture being careful not to overfill.
6. Place ramekins on to a baking tray and pop into the oven for 10-15mins or until the outside is solid and the top is soft but NOT jiggly.
7. When the cakes are done they can be served in their pots or turned into a serving plate (they should slide right out), garnish each cake with sifted icing sugar, scoop of ice cream and strawberries and a spring of mint.
8. Serve IMMEDIATELY and enjoy!