3T Throwdown: Molten Lava Cake
A few days ago I told you about participating in a 3T Throwdown. Head over to Food (Just Sayin’) and Shin Dig It to see how Toni and Tonya did! Mine didn’t come out like it was supposed to. My “lava” was “lava rock”. It wasn’t hard just solid. My recipe called for custard cups instead of ramekins. Mine were Pyrex and most ramekins are ceramic. I believe this was where the cooking time differed. I baked it the least amount of time. Here is the recipe and my results for the contest. If you try it please let me know how yours turns out!
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Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup Dark Chocolate Chips
- 1/4 cup Land O’ Lakes Butter with Olive Oil
- 3 ounces of Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1/3 cup Dark Brown Sugar, firmly packed
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup Flour
Directions:
- Butter (4) six ounce Ramekins
- In a microwave safe bowl, stir together Chocolate Chips and Butter. Microwave on high for 30 seconds and stir, then heat again for 10 seconds. Stir until all the Chocolate is melted.
- Stir in softened Cream Cheese and Vanilla.
- Beat on medium speed for 1 minute.
- Switch to Low Speed and gradually mix in Flour, only until combined
- In a large bowl, combine Dark Brown Sugar and eggs and beat for 2 minutes
- Using a rubber spatula, stir in chocolate mixture until no streaks remain
- Pour batter evenly into the baking cups.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes in preheated oven until tops are bubbly and puffed
- (I baked mine in the Pyrex Custard Cups for 13 minutes and they over cooked)
- The center will still be soft. Take out of oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
- Run a butter knife around the outer edges to free the cakes from the baking cups.
- Turn each cake upside down onto a dish
- Top with your favorite topping and eat!
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- Congratulations Toni or Tanya!
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Love the idea of the cream cheese in the recipe – hope to see this again done with ceramics. YUMMY!! A great throwdown!