Orange Zest Lava Cake
The crowd's favorite: decadent Orange Lava Cake due to the added orange zest that makes it a bit more special.
Servings 2
Calories 579kcal
Equipment
- Two 90ml / 3 oz. ramekins
Ingredients
- 80 grams (2.8 oz.) 80% dark chocolate
- 60 grams (4.2 tbsp.) butter + 1 tbsp for coating
- 20 grams (5 tsp.) sugar
- 1 whole egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 9 grams (1 tbps) all-purpose flour
- a pinch of salt
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp orange zest
Instructions
- Start by coating the ramekins with butter and then add some flour and move it around the ramekins until it coats everything, remove any excess by tapping it out.
- Chop the chocolate and place it in an microwave-safe bow along with the butter and melt them in the microwave in two 30s intervals for a total of 1 minute.Now would be a good time to preheat your oven at 220°C / 430°F
- In a separate bowl add the whole egg, egg yolk and beat it with a hand mixer until it starts to get a bit foamy, then add the sugar, salt, vanilla extract and the orange zest and continue mixing it until it's smooth and incorporated.
- Now take the melted chocolate and add it in while mixing with a spatula.Once mixed fold in the flour until it's all smooth and uniform
- Pour it split equally between your ramekins and place them in the preheated oven for 10min.
- Once done take them out and let them cool for a couple of minutes before taking them out.
- Plate them with a generous sprinkle of icing sugar, and a side of raspberry ice cream scoop topped with a piece of preserved orange peel. Enjoy!