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    Home » Indulgent Desserts

    Chocolate Moelleux (Lava cake)

    September 29, 2020 by cookingwithelo 5 Comments This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Fail proof recipe for a soft chocolate moelleux with a runny chocolate center. This recipe requires corn starch (maïzena) instead of flour and margarine instead of butter to make it gluten free and dairy free.

    Chocolate moelleux

    This chocolate moelleux is a crow pleaser!

    This is one of the first desserts I made 6 years ago when I had to start my gluten and dairy free diet! I can guarantee you that I have made this recipe countless times since then. It always is a crowd pleaser. Ans trust me, no one ever notices that it is gluten and dairy free unless you tell them. The reason for that is that the flour is replaced with corn starch and margarine with butter. As these ingredient have similar properties, it doesn't make a huge difference i taste and consistency.

    How to ALWAYS have that runny chocolate center

    I'm going to reveal my best-kept baking hack! The secret is to insert some chocolate chunks in the batter before putting it in the oven. Simply break a square of chocolate in half and insert both pieces in the center of your chocolate moelleux before baking. With the heat, the batter will cook, the moelleux will rise and the chocolate that you placed at the center will melt. As soon as you dig in with a spoon, the heart of your lava cake will be perfectly runny.

    Chocolate moelleux

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    The recipe

    The recipe

    Chocolate moelleux

    Fail-Proof Chocolate Moelleux

    5 from 3 votes
    Fail proof recipe for a soft chocolate moelleux with a runny chocolate center. This recipe requires corn starch (maïzena) instead of flour and margarine instead of butter to make it gluten free and dairy free.
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    Prep Time: 12 minutes
    Baking Time: 12 minutes
    Total Time: 24 minutes
    Servings: 4 individual servings

    Ingredients 

    • 100 g dark chocolate 70% cocoa
    • 50 g margarine more for greasing
    • 50 g brown sugar
    • 2 eggs
    • 30 g corn starch maïzena
    • 4 (40 g) squares of chocolate

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 180°C.
    • Start by melting the chocolate in a saucepan over low heat or in the microwave (2x 30s at 650W)*.
    • Add the margarine to the melted chocolate and stir with a spoon to melt it.
    • In large bowl, beat the eggs and the sugar with a whisk until foamy.
    • Stir in corn starch with a spoon or a spatula.
    • Now, pour in the chocolate-margarine mixture and stir again.
    • Grease 4 ramekins with some margarine and fill them with batter.
    • To obtain a runny chocolate heart, insert a square of chocolate that you broke in half, in the center of each ramekin.
    • Bake exactly 12min. Enjoy hot!

    Notes

    Notes
    *I always recommend to stop heating when half the chocolate is melted and continue stirring, away from the heat source, to melt the remaining chocolate without burning it.
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    1. Daphne

      October 07, 2020 at 10:31 am

      5 stars
      I made this recipe together with my friends and it was so easy to make and very delicious as well! If you don't have much time and want something delicious as a dessert (or for any other time during the day) you should try this one!

      Reply
    2. Eloise

      July 14, 2021 at 6:41 pm

      How long can I store the batter?

      Reply
      • cookingwithelo

        August 10, 2021 at 9:10 am

        I recommend from 24h up to max. 48h in the fridge. Hope this helps 🙂

        Reply
    3. Noémie

      April 21, 2022 at 7:02 pm

      5 stars
      very delicious!

      Reply
      • cookingwithelo

        April 25, 2022 at 9:00 am

        Thank you!

        Reply

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