Chocolate Coconut Lava Cake Recipe
Chocolate cake filled with coconut ganache. Served with Häagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream. Contains nuts.
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Ingredients
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Cake Ingredients
Method
Directions
- 1
Prepare the Ganache
In a saucepan, combine the coconut cream and chocolate chips over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and stir in shredded coconut and chopped nuts. Let it cool and thicken.
- 2
Make the Cake Batter
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour ramekins or a muffin tin. In a bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, melt the butter and mix in eggs and vanilla. Combine wet and dry ingredients.
- 3
Assemble the Cakes
Fill the ramekins halfway with cake batter, add a spoonful of the cooled ganache in the center, and top with more cake batter.
- 4
Bake
Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until the edges are set but the center is still soft. Let them cool for a minute before inverting onto plates.
- 5
Serve
Serve warm with Häagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream on the side.
